WOCAApr 20, 20212 minHello JasperBy Kristin Scheeler, MSSW, OSW-C, Head of Patient Experience at Jasper For nearly fifteen years, I’ve been working as an oncology social...
WOCASep 2, 20203 minTreatment far from homeThe cancer treatment you need isn’t always near your home. Is it a viable option to consider treatments that might be available far...
WOCAJul 15, 20202 minSelf-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...
WOCAJun 17, 20202 minCruise Camp Mak-A-Dream—Anchored in HopeBy Joanie Shawhan “Bon voyage!” Shouts echo from shore as a cruise ship shoves off from port, familiar terrain fading into the horizon....
WOCAJun 5, 20202 minMeet 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...
WOCAJun 4, 20203 minResearch Update By Manish Patankar, PhD UW Obstretics and Gynecology What are the projects you’re working on with WOCA funds? WOCA funding has supported...
WOCAJun 4, 20201 minSandy's Caregiving StoryI'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...
WOCAJun 4, 20201 minSusan's Survivor StoryMy 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...
WOCAJun 3, 20202 minCancer & COVID-19By Erin E. Stevens, MD, FACOG Prevea Health Gynecologic Oncologist Every year in the Spring, Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) and...
WOCAJun 3, 20202 minLife After Ovarian CancerI 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...
WOCAJun 3, 20204 minA Caregiver's TaleOver 15 years ago, I found WOCA completely out of necessity. My very BEST friend, my soul mate, the most extraordinary woman I will ever...
WOCAJun 2, 20202 minBrooke's Survivor StoryMy 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...
WOCAJun 2, 20202 minWOCA's HistoryThe history of WOCA has evolved tremendously throughout the years, with many instrumental women along the way. It was while working as a...
WOCAJun 1, 20202 minTHREE 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....
WOCAJun 1, 20203 minThe Benefits of Clinical Trials for Ovarian Cancer TreatmentAdvancing cancer care through clinical trials By Denise Uyar, MD As a program of the only academic medical center in eastern Wisconsin,...
WOCAJun 1, 20202 minHappy 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...
WOCAMay 20, 20202 min Beta Pi Chapter of Kappa EpsilonHi! My name is Maren and I'm currently the President-Elect for the Beta Pi Chapter of Kappa Epsilon over at the Concordia University...
WOCAMay 13, 20202 minOvarian Cancer Whispers—Even During COVID-19By Joanie Shawhan Many of us have heard the whispers of ovarian cancer. Despite my background in oncology nursing, I had missed an...
WOCAMay 6, 20202 minHalf Dozen Fried Eggs: Nashville EditionAs we boarded the Teal Honor Flight- Stephanie, Julie, Barbara, Katy, Mary Ann and myself, we were presented with the South West...
WOCAApr 29, 20202 minWoman to WomanHello 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...