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By Kristin Scheeler, MSSW, OSW-C, Head of Patient Experience at Jasper For nearly fifteen years, I’ve been working as an oncology social...
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WOCA
- Sep 2, 2020
- 3 min
Treatment far from home
The cancer treatment you need isn’t always near your home. Is it a viable option to consider treatments that might be available far...
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WOCA
- Jul 15, 2020
- 2 min
Self-Care According to Bucky, the UW Mascot
Self-care is often last on the list of priorities for busy women. Bucky, the UW mascot, would like to share a few thoughts on this...
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WOCA
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Cruise Camp Mak-A-Dream—Anchored in Hope
By Joanie Shawhan “Bon voyage!” Shouts echo from shore as a cruise ship shoves off from port, familiar terrain fading into the horizon....
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WOCA
- Jun 5, 2020
- 2 min
Meet our Board President!
Happy Survivor’s Brunch Week!!! I am Diane Hoyt and I am the President of the WOCA Board. I have been on the board for 6 years and...
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WOCA
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
Research Update
By Manish Patankar, PhD UW Obstretics and Gynecology What are the projects you’re working on with WOCA funds? WOCA funding has supported...
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WOCA
- Jun 4, 2020
- 1 min
Sandy's Caregiving Story
I'm Sandy, and I am a caregiver to my spouse Susan. In January of 2018, she was diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer at the age of 53. I...
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WOCA
- Jun 4, 2020
- 1 min
Susan's Survivor Story
My name is Susan, January 2, 2018, I was diagnosed with Stage 3C High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer. We do not have a history of cancer in...
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WOCA
- Jun 3, 2020
- 2 min
Cancer & COVID-19
By Erin E. Stevens, MD, FACOG Prevea Health Gynecologic Oncologist Every year in the Spring, Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) and...
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WOCA
- Jun 3, 2020
- 2 min
Life After Ovarian Cancer
I could’ve never imagined the path God had planned for me after I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In 2006, I rolled over in bed and...
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WOCA
- Jun 3, 2020
- 4 min
A Caregiver's Tale
Over 15 years ago, I found WOCA completely out of necessity. My very BEST friend, my soul mate, the most extraordinary woman I will ever...
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WOCA
- Jun 2, 2020
- 2 min
Brooke's Survivor Story
My name is Brooke Monyelle and I'm 34 years old, from Beloit, WI. In late 2018, I started having severe abdominal pain after work one...
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WOCA
- Jun 2, 2020
- 2 min
WOCA's History
The history of WOCA has evolved tremendously throughout the years, with many instrumental women along the way. It was while working as a...
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WOCA
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
THREE TIMES A WINNER!
In 1987, we moved from Illinois to Colorado to open a hardware store. Early the following year, 1988, I found a lump in my left breast....
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WOCA
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
The Benefits of Clinical Trials for Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Advancing cancer care through clinical trials By Denise Uyar, MD As a program of the only academic medical center in eastern Wisconsin,...
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WOCA
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
Happy Brunch Week!
Happy Survivors’ Brunch Week!!! We were so sad to have to transition our brunch to an online format this year, but thought it was in the...
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WOCA
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
Beta Pi Chapter of Kappa Epsilon
Hi! My name is Maren and I'm currently the President-Elect for the Beta Pi Chapter of Kappa Epsilon over at the Concordia University...
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WOCA
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Ovarian Cancer Whispers—Even During COVID-19
By Joanie Shawhan Many of us have heard the whispers of ovarian cancer. Despite my background in oncology nursing, I had missed an...
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WOCA
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Half Dozen Fried Eggs: Nashville Edition
As we boarded the Teal Honor Flight- Stephanie, Julie, Barbara, Katy, Mary Ann and myself, we were presented with the South West...
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WOCA
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
Woman to Woman
Hello everyone! My name is Mariah, and I am back today writing to you about my interview with a mentor from WOCA’s Woman to Woman...
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