Support My Journey With Ovarian Cancer

✨Health Update March 2025✨

I just want to take a moment to send my love to everyone who has supported me, shared kind words of wisdom, and kept me in their thoughts over the past couple of weeks. Your support truly means the world to me.

What I’m about to share has been the hardest decision of my life, and it hasn’t come easily. I need you to understand that I have been dealing with cancer-related issues for the past 10 years. I’ve undergone multiple surgeries, taken countless drugs that do not work, and tried treatments that have ultimately failed me. While I’m grateful for everything I’ve received, it has also come with serious side effects. And now, conventional medicine has no curative options left for me.

According to the system, I am at “end of life,” and the only medical options being offered would prolong the disease rather than cure it. The cons far outweigh the pros—if there are even any pros left at this point.

The options I’ve been given:

1. Surgery – This would involve removing most of my large intestine, part of my small intestine, and my bowel. It would leave me with major life-altering complications and a dramatically reduced quality of life.

2. Surgery + Chemo – Chemo is not curative in any way. At best, there’s a 30–40% chance it might shrink tumors, but in most cases of my disease, it has proven ineffective. Even if both surgery and chemo were successful, the cancer would still return. The end result is the same, but with unimaginable side effects along the way.

My decision:

Instead of choosing a path that only prolongs suffering, I am choosing an integrative and holistic route. This approach focuses on building up the body rather than breaking it down. It includes oils, herbs, supplements, and some conventional medicines like Letrozole, along with certain drugs that have actual anti-cancer potential—without the extreme side effects.

I have listened to the doctors. I hear them. And even they told me that if it weren’t for my age, they wouldn’t even be offering me surgery or chemo because of how my disease currently looks. That is incredibly difficult to process, but I refuse to accept it as my fate. Instead, I am choosing to take control, trust my body, and defy the odds—which I truly believe I can.

How you can support me:

My healing requires an incredibly strict daily regimen. Everything I do, eat, and absorb must be medicinal and optimise health. I already have part of this set up, but it will be an ongoing financial strain, as I need regular blood tests, functional medicine appointments, and continuous care.

Monthly Costs on a Bare Minimum Basis:

• Organic food: £400+/month

• Essential supplements & herbal medicine: £200+/month

• Alternative therapies (including vitamin C infusions, acupuncture, detox tools)

£200+/month

• General cancer-related costs (travel to appointments and additional health expenses): £200+/month

This totals £1,000 approx. per month to sustain my healing approach.

Your continued support – through donations or sharing this fundraiser – helps me access the nutrition, supplements, and treatments I need to stay strong. Thank you for being with me on this journey.

Love and Light ✨

Jasmine Rose

**UPDATE Feb 2025**

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a brief update on my treatment journey and thank everyone who’s already donated – your support has meant the world to me. Healing is a continuous journey, and I’m reaching out again to help cover the costs of staying on track through this next phase.

Health Update:

Over the last six months, there have been significant changes. I was first diagnosed with borderline tumors in 2011 and later with low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC) in 2019. Recently, my tumors have grown by 2–5mm, and my CA125 has increased from 860 in December to 1312 in January, raising concerns about possible high-grade disease. I’ve also moved hospitals to be closer to family, and I have keyhole surgery with biopsies scheduled for February 12th to check for high-grade cells and possible mutations that could open new treatment options. Additionally, I’ve been diagnosed with osteopenia and am now experiencing bowel symptoms, which may lead to major surgery and potentially living with a stoma.

Alongside all of this, I am currently taking letrozole, propanolol, vit d3 and berberine. This is 4/13 tablets I should be taking daily some twice a day.

Monthly Costs on a Bare Minimum Basis:

• Organic food: £400/month

• Essential supplements & herbal medicine: £200/month

• Alternative therapies (including vitamin C infusions, acupuncture, detox tools)

£200/month

• General cancer-related costs (travel to appointments and additional health expenses): £200/month

This totals £1,000 approx. per month to sustain my healing approach.

Your continued support – through donations or sharing this fundraiser – helps me access the nutrition, supplements, and treatments I need to stay strong. Thank you for being with me on this journey.

Love and Light ✨

Jasmine Rose

Hi, I’m Jasmine.

In December 2019, I was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer called Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (LGSOC), and I am currently stage 3C. When I received the diagnosis, I was told that this cancer is considered incurable and inoperable, with a prognosis of just one year to live without treatment. Sadly, there is no curative treatment available for LGSOC, and the maximum survival rate is typically 5-8 years. I am approaching my fourth year since diagnosis.

To monitor my condition, I see my oncologist and nursing team every six months for routine MRI/CT scans and CA125 blood tests. These tests help track the status of the cancer and monitor any progression or changes in tumor size. Over the past three years, I’ve managed to keep my CA125 levels in the normal range of 25 to 38, although my most recent CA125 result was 38, which raised some concern. When I was first diagnosed, my CA125 was 156.

During my appointments, we always discuss the possibility of new treatments. However, because LGSOC is rare and often resistant to chemotherapy, curative options remain limited. There are some maintenance drugs, such as Letrozole and Anastrozole, which work by lowering estrogen levels in the body to help keep the cancer at bay, but these are not curative treatments.

I did try Letrozole as a maintenance treatment, but the side effects were unbearable for me. After nearly two years of enduring hair thinning, weight loss, mood swings, depression, hot flashes, insomnia, and joint pain, I decided to stop in February 2023 to improve my quality of life.

Currently, I am focusing on my health journey, using a holistic approach to manage my condition, and staying hopeful as I continue to navigate through this challenge. While there is no cure at this time, I am committed to living each day with intention, embracing the support of my loved ones, and taking steps to maintain my well-being.

Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer is distinct from other types of ovarian cancer. It tends to affect younger women, typically in their 40s but sometimes as early as their 20s, and it behaves differently biologically. Unlike other ovarian cancers, LGSOC is not as responsive to chemotherapy. Ovarian cancer in general affects about 1 in 50 women in the UK, but LGSOC represents only 3-4% of all ovarian cancers, meaning it impacts about 1 in 2,000 women. In some cases, it arises from a non-cancerous condition called a serous borderline tumor.

For more information about Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, visit: https://cureourovariancancer.org/uk/about/low-grade-serous-ovarian-cancer/