Survivor stories
We want to hear from YOU. It can be a personal story or even just your experience at one of our events. It’s so important to share your story with others. It might help someone else get properly diagnosed or even find strength during treatment or while taking care of a loved one.
Meet Levana! Captain of team Elle’s Pretty Hall which raised over $10,000 for the 15th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run™ Celebration!...
Jennifer Garam: Cancer Survivor and T.E.A.L.® Partner Jennifer Garam, an ovarian cancer survivor and BRCA positive social media influencer, partnered...
Kelly Morris, an ovarian cancer survivor, was featured in CARE, a magazine by Richmond University Medical Center. Kelly, being able...
My story is to let all women know of the importance of getting your yearly exam at the gynecologist and...
Dear Teal Walk folks and especially Louisa, I want to compliment you on the extremely well run walk on Sat....
Sitting in my home office writing this, I look around the room that was once Gail’s nursery… wonderful memories of...
My name is Cindy Swift and I am a survivor. Our Labrador (now 13 months old) saved my life. I...
In July 2010, I started feeling soooo tired. I would get out of bed in the morning and just lay...
My name is Dorine Ricciardi and I was 44 years old when i was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer stage 1c...
I lost a special friend in my life and her name is MaryLou Baker last year April 2010. She was...
I am a 41 year old teacher and I was just about to go to visit my husband’s parents in...
My name is Rosanna L. and I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in December 2008 at just 25 years old....
Happy Mother’s Day. Today I sit in the hospital with my mother who is losing the battle to ovarian cancer....
On January 2, 2007 I was at home on Christmas break with a tummy ache and leg cramps. When my...
In January, 2016, I began experiencing sever pain in lower left side. It got to the point that I would...
On the date of the teal walk this year will be the 2 anniversary of my moms passing. We thought...
In the past couple of years, I have lost my Grandmother & Mother to this horrible thing! It was the...
On October 24, 2011 I lost my dearest grandmother to ovarian cancer. She was diagnosed about a year ago when...
In 2008 I was diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer. I had every gynecological test every year. This included 2...
It all began one day while grocery shopping. Something inside of me told me to buy a pregnancy test. I...
For about a year or so, my mother complained about bloating. She kept thinking she was gaining weight or eating...
