about me

Prior to my ovarian cancer(I don't use this word often because I do not like to give it any of  my energy) diagnosis, I “knew” something wasn’t right with me. My first trip to the ER was in 2009. I had severe stomach pains that correlated with my monthly painful periods which I had since my first period. From that first trip to the ER until my diagnosis in February 2022, western medical doctors, scans, and lab work told me I was “fine” and that all of my symptoms I was constantly reporting were normal. Those symptoms are what I now know to be the number one red flags of ovarian cancer. Debilitating cramps, painful sex, not being able to conceive, bloating, family history of cancer, and a constant “something” showing up in scans which my OB told me was nothing and that it was too small for her to biopsy. When my husband and I came to the reality that we would not be having children, I asked for a hysterectomy. I just wanted the monthly suffering to end. When asking to go down this path, my OB told me she could put me on birth control. To me this was all so bizarre and I continued to search for natural answers. Popping 800mg of ibuprofen or naproxen, multiple days a month recommended by doctors, put my gut  in complete disarray, and–in my belief–ultimately these chronic internal and external stressors led to my diagnosis.