February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in Australia. Last year, I may not have paid much attention to this and I should have. Last year in February, I hadn't yet met Zoe. Last year in February, she didn't know what was happening inside her gorgeous body. From the outside, Zoe always seems an energetic, active go-getter. Zoe has always had a healthy lifestyle and is an extremely fit woman. Sometimes she had a stomach cramp or two, but Zoe was a tough woman and didn't let it get to her. If you met Zoe last February, you wouldn't have known what was happening to her. I didn't when I met her months later. Neither did she.
See, my friend Zoe, is one of many young women affected by ovarian cancer. In the last few months, Zoe's been on a bit of rollercoaster fighting against a somewhat silent disease whose symptoms are easily mistaken for something else. Because it's sometimes quiet, we must be loud. Very loud.
February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in Australia. So I'm asking you to take a few minutes away from blogs to learn more about the disease. Teal is the support color for ovarian cancer, maybe you'd like to show off your stash or make a teal project this month to spread the word. Can you help?
Cancer is a bugger but not talking about it or thinking about isn't going to keep it away, or make it any better.
ReplyDeleteI know ovarian cancer isn't in the forefront of my mind however thanks for doing your bit for raising awareness. Blogs are good like that. It got me to visit the ovarian cancer site and get a bit more information!
Carolyn :)
I'm sending healing happy thoughts to Zoe. I'll have to look through my stash for some teal to help celebrate!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this post. I am so glad that you have put it in my mind to think about.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to Zoe. My thoughts are with her as she goes into battle with this awful disease.
...put so well Amy ! xx
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to Zoe, i will look into this and see what i can do to help.
ReplyDeleteReally good post Amy, it has made me ealise i know nothing about it... going to read about it now.
ReplyDeleteMy Mom is just finishing up chemo for a recurrence of ovarian cancer. She's doing very well, thankfully. I made her a quilt to take to chemo with her and she has loved it. I want to make some more for the other ladies in the chemo room. Here's the one I made for my Mom: http://filmandthread.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/dancingwithned/
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this. Ovarian cancer is a very nasty disease. My grandmother battled it for four years before succombing to it, and I wish more people had knowledge of it.
ReplyDeleteA great post Amy. Hope Zoe is ok x
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fabrics for an important cause.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful way to spread awareness-beautiful fabrics too!
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