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If you would like to get involved or would like more information about Ovarian Cancer Awareness, please email Kari Johnston
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Coming Events
Run/Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer
Massachusetts Chapter
Sunday, September 11, 2011
4:00 - 9:30 PM
Marine Park, Day Boulevard
South Boston
For more information or to register, please visit here.
The 3rd Annual Volley for Molly
Friday, September 30, 2011
4:00 - 9:30 PM
Ralph Lord Gymnasium
Lexington High School
Past Events
Team Molly Games
September 24, 2010
Volley for Molly 7:00 PM
Lexington High School vs. Reading High School
Lexington High School
Dress for a Cause - An Evening Benefitting Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
6:30 - 8:30 PM
41 Main Street
Concord, MA
Turn it Teal Massachusetts 2010
For the second year, organizations in Massachusetts turned their exterior lights teal in support of raising ovarian cancer awareness. If you are interested in turning your building teal for the month of September, please contact Kari Johnston at kjohnston@therendongroup.com.
Special thanks to the following organizations for their support of the Turn It Teal 2010 Campaign:
Adobe Systems, Incorporated
Bank of America Pavilion
Hyatt Regency Boston
Hyatt Regency Cambridge
IBEW Local 103
Legal Sea Foods Corporate Office
Leonard P. Zakim/Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Prudential Center
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Light Blades - Wharf District
TD Garden
Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture
Westin Boston Waterfront
Team Molly Awareness Week
September 20-25, 2010
2009
Click here to view the broadcast from September 18, 2009
September 2009 Teal Ribbon Awards
Watch the latest public
service announcement
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Karen (diagnosed at age 40, stage II-C)
It was the summer of 2000, the year I would be turning 40. My clothes were getting tight at the waistline, I was experiencing discomfort and indigestion after eating, and was falling asleep on the train ride home from work in the evenings. I thought middle-age was making itself felt for the first time. So I bought loose dresses instead of slacks, kept Tums and Rolaids at the ready, and learned to enjoy the snooze at the end of the work day. It wasn’t until I tried to dance with my 3-year old daughter on the beach one July day that I realized something was wrong. My belly felt like a water balloon as I swayed to the music – unevenly weighted and shifting as I did.
I phoned my gynecologist, as I was due for an appointment anyway. They did a physical exam and ordered a complement of bloodwork. Days later, the doctor phoned to tell me my CA-125 counts were high – 275 vs. a normal count of 35 or lower – and asked me to come into the office immediately. An ultrasound revealed a tumor was growing in my abdomen. Surgery a week later confirmed the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. And the "water balloon" sensation I had in my swollen belly was attributed to 4 1⁄2 liters of ascites fluid that had built up because of the tumor.
Initial surgery was followed by 6 rounds of chemotherapy. Second-look surgery was combined with a hysterectomy and removal of my ovaries. This all ended just before my 40th birthday. Suddenly, 40 years felt like such a blessing!
Through the grace of God and the tireless efforts of the wonderful doctors and nurses who diagnosed and treated me, as well as the tremendous support of my family and friends, I am now marking the 5th anniversary of that diagnosis – with no evidence of recurrence.
