Portrait of advocake Leya Elijah

When Life Gets REAL...Again!

When I was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer, at age 18, life got real for me. And it got real, very quickly! I was blessed to go into remission within a year and life was good.

Life after ovarian cancer recurrence

So, you can imagine how I felt 19 years later when I faced the recurrence of this life-altering disease. Yes, ladies, life got REAL...AGAIN! And this time in a much deeper way.

This is my story...

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