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Founder, “Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer”. Out of her ovarian cancer journey, she took her pain into purpose, message into mission to HELP women with EARLY SIGNS.

    Who knew our message, would catch the attention of GoFundMe. My heart is full today. On September 22, 2026, GoFundMe featured “Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer”, in their official blog on ovarian cancer symptoms, signs, screening, and how to help. Under the section “Organizations supporting people affected by ovarian cancer,” they listed us as #3 — Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer. To the entire GoFundMe team: my board and I, thank you from the bottom of my hearts. You didn’t just list our name. “Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer”, You saw the work we do every day — the quiet conversations with frightened women, the education that helps someone recognize the early signs (B.E.A.T) the patient shepherding that reminds families they are not alone. You gave our mission a platform, and for that I am deeply grateful. GoFundMe, you are so much more than a website. You are a bridge of compassion. Every day you help people facing medical crises, sudden emergencies, and overwhelming expenses find the support they desperately need. You give ordinary people a way to show up for one another with kindness and generosity. In a world that can feel so heavy, you make hope practical and real for so many. And that is exactly why this moment means so much to us. Because too many women are still missing the early signs of ovarian cancer — just like I did. Too many are diagnosed late. Families are devastated, children and caregivers are wounded. Too many walk this road feeling alone. At Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer, we are working every day to change that story. We educate. We advocate. We walk beside patients and caregivers. We turn pain into purpose. GoFundMe saw that impact. Now we’re inviting you to be part of it. If this message touches your heart, will you stand with us? Your support helps more women recognize the signs early, receive guidance when they need it most, and know they are never alone. You can read the full GoFundMe feature and support our work here: https://www.gofundme.com/c/blog/ovarian-cancer-symptoms-signs-screening-and-how-to-help Thank you, GoFundMe, for believing in the power of community. And thank you, dear friends, for helping us turn awareness into action and hope into healing. With deep gratitude and love, Debra Wold Founder & Survivor ”Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer” #gofundmen #gofundmecampaign #gofundmedonationsappreciated #hope #supportlocal #cancerawareness https://www.gofundme.com/c/blog/ovarian-cancer-symptoms-signs-screening-and-how-to-help
    September, 2026. Together, we can save WOMEN’S LIVES, Donate today and let’s make a difference. Why Fund TEAL R.O.C.? You fund a woman who could be saved tomorrow. What matters, but too many women still hear “it was caught too late.” What Makes TEAL R.O.C. Unique? We lead with early signs, not just awareness. While many groups fund research and walks, T-B.E.A.T. focuses on education that saves lives today. We teach women never to ignore: T-B.E.A.T. B-Bloating E-Eating (feeling full quickly) A-Abdominal, back & pelvic pain T-Toilet changes (urinary habits) There is no conclusive early detection test for ovarian cancer—this education is critical. Debra, as keynote speaker, shares her own journey to teach these signs. She addresses the whole woman—body, mind, soul, and spirit—the 4 marks of “Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer.” We are grassroots, real, relatable, and 100% mission-driven. Why Fund TEAL R.O.C.? You fund a woman who could be saved tomorrow. What matters, but too many women still hear “it was caught too late.” • Immediate & life-saving: Every dollar amplifies a message that can protect mothers, sisters, daughters—or you. • Preventative: Help women recognize symptoms early enough to avoid what Debra endured. • Community-driven: Debra turned her 21cm tumor into a mission. In 2025 the nonprofit was born—you fund the movement, not overhead. • Tax-deductible & transparent: Registered 501(c)(3). Purpose over profit. Our Promise From Pain to Purpose. From Message to Mission. Together, fewer women will hear “if only we’d found it sooner.” JOIN the TEAL R.O.C. family. DONATE – Help turn one woman’s tumor into early-detection education that saves lives: • $25 = 10 B.E.A.T. cards for clinics • $50 = 1 community workshop kit • $250 = Sponsor 100 women • $500 = Travel + lodging for Debra to speak • $1,000 = Launch PRO Provider Pulse (in progress) This is lived-experience advocacy that saves lives. EIN 39-3523876 | 501(c)(3) | Est. 2025 [email redacted] | TEALRIBBONOC.ORG SHARE with every woman you know. Thank you!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
    My survivor story https://youtu.be/_kQcqC6r5Cs?si=gOpi_zA97j2lF2Vm
    Have heard about TEAL DIVA?? They KNOW the TEAL R.O.C.-B.E.A.T I was recently interviewed by them. See info below. Teal Diva and I know, sharing our stories isn't always easy, but you make it safe, powerful, and full of purpose. You are never alone, our journey can bring hope to someone else, and that our voice matters. Together, Teal Diva and their mission and Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer - TEAL R.O.C. Through TEAL R.O.C.-B.E.A.T. (early warning signs), are changing the yearly number of the 12,730 beautiful Teal Sisters who are no longer with us. I grateful for you, for this community, and for the opportunity to turn my pain into purpose. *** Every donation, brings that number down. Donate today and help save women’s lives. SHARE the LINK below with every woman. https://www.tealdiva.org/our-blog/survivorship-is-what-comes-next-debra-wolds-story-of-ovarian-cancer-advocacy-and-purpose/?fbclid=IwVERFWAULnkJwZG9mAWZkaWQWUN-w9x9BXMR3GYKVaxXm06Na1xzRwGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzE3Mzg0NzY0MjY3MDM3MAABHuXKTZVlE4N3PpFCCr1dtvkJRb4J1DdUeSzM8DeTq3R_SCg6li2wnHugcijX_aem_Yb4u_M1pX2cSQBPu_jF7pQ
    Have heard about TEAL DIVA?? They KNOW the TEAL R.O.C.-B.E.A.T I was recently interviewed by them. See info below. Teal Diva and I know, sharing our stories isn't always easy, but you make it safe, powerful, and full of purpose. You are never alone, our journey can bring hope to someone else, and that our voice matters. Together, Teal Diva and their mission and Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer - TEAL R.O.C. Through TEAL R.O.C.-B.E.A.T. (early warning signs), are changing the yearly number of the 12,730 beautiful Teal Sisters who are no longer with us. I grateful for you, for this community, and for the opportunity to turn my pain into purpose. *** Every donation, brings that number down. Donate today and help save women’s lives. SHARE the LINK below with every woman. https://www.tealdiva.org/our-blog/survivorship-is-what-comes-next-debra-wolds-story-of-ovarian-cancer-advocacy-and-purpose/?fbclid=IwVERFWAULnkJwZG9mAWZkaWQWUN-w9x9BXMR3GYKVaxXm06Na1xzRwGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzE3Mzg0NzY0MjY3MDM3MAABHuXKTZVlE4N3PpFCCr1dtvkJRb4J1DdUeSzM8DeTq3R_SCg6li2wnHugcijX_aem_Yb4u_M1pX2cSQBPu_jF7pQ
    What Makes TEAL R.O.C. Unique? We lead with early signs, not just awareness. While many groups fund research and walks, TEAL R.O.C.–B.E.A.T. focuses on education that saves lives today. We teach women never to ignore: TEAL R.O.C.-B.E.A.T. B-Bloating E-Eating (feeling full quickly) A-Abdominal, back & pelvic pain T-Toilet changes (urinary habits) There is no conclusive early detection test for ovarian cancer—this education is critical. Debra, as keynote speaker, shares her own journey to teach these signs. She addresses the whole woman—body, mind, soul, and spirit—the 4 marks of “Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer.” We are grassroots, real, relatable, and 100% mission-driven. Why Fund TEAL R.O.C.? You fund a woman who could be saved tomorrow. What matters, but too many women still hear “it was caught too late.” • Immediate & life-saving: Every dollar amplifies a message that can protect mothers, sisters, daughters—or you. • Preventative: Help women recognize symptoms early enough to avoid what Debra endured. • Community-driven: Debra turned her 21cm tumor into a mission. In 2025 the nonprofit was born—you fund the movement, not overhead. • Tax-deductible & transparent: Registered 501(c)(3). Purpose over profit. Our Promise From Pain to Purpose. From Message to Mission. Together, fewer women will hear “if only we’d found it sooner.” JOIN the TEAL R.O.C. family. DONATE – Help turn one woman’s tumor into early-detection education that saves lives: • $25 = 10 B.E.A.T. cards for clinics • $50 = 1 community workshop kit • $250 = Sponsor 100 women • $500 = Travel + lodging for Debra to speak • $1,000 = Launch PRO Provider Pulse (in progress) This is lived-experience advocacy that saves lives. EIN 39-3523876 | 501(c)(3) | Est. 2025 [email redacted] | TEALRIBBONOC.ORG SHARE with every woman you know. Thank you!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
    What Makes TEAL R.O.C. Unique? We lead with early signs, not just awareness. While many groups fund research and walks, TEAL R.O.C.–B.E.A.T. focuses on education that saves lives today. We teach women never to ignore: TEAL R.O.C.-B.E.A.T. B-Bloating E-Eating (feeling full quickly) A-Abdominal, back & pelvic pain T-Toilet changes (urinary habits) There is no conclusive early detection test for ovarian cancer—this education is critical. Debra, as keynote speaker, shares her own journey to teach these signs. She addresses the whole woman—body, mind, soul, and spirit—the 4 marks of “Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer.” We are grassroots, real, relatable, and 100% mission-driven. Why Fund TEAL R.O.C.? You fund a woman who could be saved tomorrow. What matters, but too many women still hear “it was caught too late.” • Immediate & life-saving: Every dollar amplifies a message that can protect mothers, sisters, daughters—or you. • Preventative: Help women recognize symptoms early enough to avoid what Debra endured. • Community-driven: Debra turned her 21cm tumor into a mission. In 2025 the nonprofit was born—you fund the movement, not overhead. • Tax-deductible & transparent: Registered 501(c)(3). Purpose over profit. Our Promise From Pain to Purpose. From Message to Mission. Together, fewer women will hear “if only we’d found it sooner.” JOIN the TEAL R.O.C. family. DONATE – Help turn one woman’s tumor into early-detection education that saves lives: • $25 = 10 B.E.A.T. cards for clinics • $50 = 1 community workshop kit • $250 = Sponsor 100 women • $500 = Travel + lodging for Debra to speak • $1,000 = Launch PRO Provider Pulse (in progress) This is lived-experience advocacy that saves lives. EIN 39-3523876 | 501(c)(3) | Est. 2025 [email redacted] | TEALRIBBONOC.ORG SHARE with every woman you know. Thank you!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
    Took my Pain turned it into Purpose - Support Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer (TEAL R.O.C). This is Gynecological Awareness Month. It’s officially September — Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month — and this is when advocacy and education become ACTION! My name is Debra Wold. I am the Executive Director of Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer and, by the grace of God, a 4-year ovarian cancer survivor. This September we are drumming loud: TEAL R.O.C. – B.E.A.T. B – Bloating that is persistent E – Eating habits that have changed A – Abdominal and back pain T – Toilet changes (frequency or urgency) September 4th is Wear TEAL Day to support all cancer survivors. But what if we wore TEAL every day? I may not wear it outwardly every day, but I wear it with my words — by encouraging everyone to share the TEAL R.O.C. – B.E.A.T. When this silent killer came for me, I missed those early warning signs and it nearly cost me my life. I didn’t know much about ovarian cancer until I became one of its targets. The more we share the B.E.A.T., the more women will start watching their own bodies. No woman should have to go through ovarian cancer alone like I did. My dear family and I had no support system to walk us through what I now call “Shattered Glass” By the grace of God, I rose up and took my pain and turned it into purpose. Through Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer (TEAL R.O.C.), we are helping women recognize the early warning signs with the TEAL R.O.C. – B.E.A.T. And if you do have these signs, we are here to guide you on how to advocate for yourself. I was my own advocate. I documented everything for 21 days. Sever pain drove me to ER, get a second opinion, next day OBGYN, few days later with an OBGYN Oncologist. End result, was a 21 cm ovarian tumor (in torsion, twisting inside me). My doctors told me, my own advocacy (I teach this in (TEAL R.O.C-B.E.A.T) saved my life! Also helped them to diagnose me faster. That is why I’m on the front lines, fighting harder than ever before for earlier warning detection, better treatments, more testing and research, and to give survivors and our families more time. Your donation today makes a HUGE impact so women can learn about KNOW the TEAL R.O.C–B.E.A.T. So another woman doesn’t miss the signs like I did Provide Patient Shepherding so no woman has to walk this journey alone Support survivors and families who desperately need hope and resources through “Shattered Glass” Please, will you stand with me? • $25 shares the B.E.A.T. with 20 women • $50 provides 1-on-1 Patient Shepherding for a newly diagnosed sister • $100 fuels TEAL R.O.C–B.E.A.T. advocacy and education all month long Join me. Donate with me. Honor these women with me. Let’s make 2026 a year of saving lives. Every dollar can SAVE a woman’s life. Every Share is a lifeline. Click the donate button to help support this vital work. Teal love, prayer and gratitude, Debra Wold 4-Year Survivor, By The Grace of God Executive Director, Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer