Ovarian Cancer Awareness Trek Fundraiser

I'm an Ovarian Cancer survivor and I will be participating in OCA's Cradle Mountain Trek 2022! I'm inspired to do another trek upon completing the Larapinta Trail, NT in 2021. The NT is my current hometown, but I was born in Tassie, so this was a no-brainer and there is no place like home to take a challenge on like this one!

I've started this page to make it more streamlined at fundraising events.  All donations go direct to Ovarian Cancer Australia minus expenses unless you otherwise specify.  Eg. You would like to contribute to help me with my costs of the treks such as flights, equipment, insurance etc etc.

I will be speaking at various events until leave so feel free to ask me for links to  events or a break down of my costs.xx

 

After enduring 2 years of surgeries, chemotherapy and confusion I took a keen interest in educating others and learning the little information there was on this deadly disease. With no accurate screening test, a survival rate of only 46%, and a 70% recurrence rate, I fear it will be back whenever I feel the every so common everyday women's symptoms. I had to have more surgery two months ago as my oncologist feared it was back. Fortunately, it wasn't. But this is what we survivors deal with day today for one of the most deadliest females cancers.

 

The raw lack of knowledge on this deadly disease for the past few years hit me hard. How many other women are going through the same confusion or going to heaven way too soon?

 

There wasn't and still isn't any straightforward answer for this cancer, and being told my case was "unusual" multiple times was and still is stressful, and that is why I want to help make that difference.

 

Ovarian Cancer is the deadliest and most underfunded female cancer. Why? 4 Australian women are diagnosed each day, and THREE Australian women DIE each day. This saddens me, and I spent my time during treatment educating as many people as possible on the symptoms and spoke at events about symptoms on multiple occasions to inform others of the disease beforre it's too late to men and women.

 

After six months of chemotherapy, I was required to have a hysterectomy due to this disease's 70% recurrence rate. Fortunately, I didn't, but I am still strongly advised too.

 

I will continue to educate and help raise awareness of this deadly disease, and I hope that they find a screening test one day.