Your Stories
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Liz Driver: "The thing that upsets me the most is the general lack of interest in boys having the gene mutation."
Liz, a 48 year old married mum of two wonderful young men describes her experience of finding out she carries a BRCA2 gene mutation.
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Loved ones
08 July 2020
Maria Emly: "Sarah – we love you and miss you so much, but we shall never forget you and the wonderful 43 years you shared with us."
Maria adapted her plans to fundraise during lockdown in memory of her daughter Sarah.
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Loved ones
29 June 2020
Andy Leslau: "At 80, she was boxing. She had a real zest for life and loved to give back."
Andy Leslau shares his family’s Step Challenge experience in memory of his mother, Anita Leslau.
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BRCA & Lynch Syndrome
17 June 2020
Jordan Gregory: "It has meant such sadness with the loss of my mum, however, it has given me a drive to live my life to the full"
Since losing his mum, Jordan has been on a mission to raise awareness of BRCA mutations and the fact that men are affected by this too.
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Personal experiences
12 June 2020
Amy Baker: "I want women to know the symptoms and to not leave diagnosis until it's too late"
Amy shares her story to raise awareness in the hope that women will be diagnosed sooner.
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Christen Williams: "This is my story so far in memory of my mum, my best friend"
Christen Williams shares her experience of how she came to find out she carries a BRCA gene mutation
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Personal experiences
22 May 2020
Lisa Robson: "I have become much more open about my diagnosis"
Lisa was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in 2016. She shares how she became more open about her diagnosis after a recurrence and played to her creative strengths to help raise awareness.
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Anna Hannides: "I am eternally grateful to my gynaecologist for acting so quickly"
Anna was 24 years old when she was diagnosed with a stage 1c dysgerminoma. She shares her story.
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Kimberley Ramsay: "I’m one of 295,000 women diagnosed globally every year with ovarian cancer"
Kimberley Ramsay is top of our Walk In Her Name Step Challenge leaderboard having already raised over £2,000 for Ovarian Cancer Action whilst recovering from surgery.
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Marion Bradford: "Being told I had ovarian cancer was so surreal"
Marion Bradford, now 55, was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer in November 2017.
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Florence Wilks
Florence was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in 2010 and has undergone several rounds of gruelling chemotherapy and extensive surgery over the past ten years. She reflects on the importance of finding joy, even in the hardest times.
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Danielle Golding: "All of a sudden I was 23 and going through the menopause"
Danielle was just 23 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. It took months of going back and forth to the hospital before finding out she had tumours on both of her ovaries and required immediate surgery.
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Caroline Brown: "Research into early detection is paramount."
This year marks 26 years since Caroline's ovarian cancer diagnosis. She reflects on the importance of early diagnosis and the impact that cancer can continue to have on your mental health, even after being given the all-clear.
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BRCA & Lynch Syndrome
13 February 2020
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BRCA & Lynch Syndrome
06 February 2020
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Personal experiences
03 February 2020
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Bethany Dinsley: "Everyone was complimenting me on losing weight"
Bethany was diagnosed with ovarian cancer two years ago, when she was just 19. She shares her story.
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Personal experiences
13 December 2019
Alison Smith: “When I got my results - and I was told I didn’t need chemotherapy - I was over the moon!”
Alison shares her story in the hope that other women will seek advice or get a second opinion.
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