The Western Illinois University Women’s Center is hosting several events to mark September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
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Three Colorado Springs sisters are raising awareness about ovarian cancer to honor their mom. It consists of volunteers tying teal ribbons in towns, as well as volunteers handing out symptom cards and literature on ovarian cancer.
“I’m so happy and grateful for the support and generosity to find a cure for ovarian cancer”, Quinn said.”I love that we support one another in New Hanover County”.
Turn the Towns Teal is a national campaign to promote awareness of ovarian cancer and its symptoms. Unfortunately, Heather was diagnosed a few months later with Stage 4 cancer and died shortly thereafter.
According to WIU Women’s Center director Janine Cavicchia, this is the fourth year the Women’s Center has coordinated Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month activities. In fact, ovarian cancer is often called the “disease that whispers” because numerous symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, and difficulty eating are hard to detect as signs of the disease.
Danaher’s friend, Kathy Colquhoun, of Monroe, NY, is the 18-year ovarian cancer survivor who recruited Danaher to turn Vermont towns teal.
Novinger said prior to learning her diagnosis, she didn’t recognize any of the symptoms as out of the ordinary. “That brings awareness and awareness brings education and education saves women”.
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Kaitlin Berezowsky said she and her husband hope to make Beat the Big O an annual event for Epic Fitness after they realized how many of their clients were impacted by ovarian cancer. More information on the Coalition and on preventing and diagnosing ovarian cancer is available here.
