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Time to Shout with Elana Waldman

Elana Waldman was diagnosed with stage IIIc ovarian cancer on August 19, 2005 when she was just 32 years old. The doctors initially thought, because of her age, that the cancer was not that advanced. As it turned out, she had only a 30 percent chance of surviving five years. Her five-year anniversary is now being marked by her starting this video blog. In this "vlog", she will share with you her daily struggles as she lives with the "cancer that whispers". In turn, you can support her and her efforts to raise awareness about this disease, which is extremely difficult to detect, by joining the conversation. Share your thoughts, comments, questions and together we can help shout out ovarian cancer.

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Life lesson my daughter learned during my ovarian cancer treatments
  • Thu Feb 23 2012
  • Elana Waldman
mom and daughter, kid, kitchen sink, dishes

I have now had my second round of treatment - not very much fun. But, I want to focus on my daughter today and the pride I have knowing that although she had to learn it the hard way, she gets what is important in life... Life lesson my daughter learned during my ovarian cancer treatments »

When your child is sick, nothing else matters
  • Wed Jun 22 2011
  • Elana Waldman
Elana and Sydney This week Mark and I had a health scare with Sydney. She is okay and she will be fine. Nothing that cannot be managed and it's nothing that is affecting her daily activities. But, when we were in the throes of the crisis...I just cannot describe the fear that I felt. Everything else fell aside. Nothing else really mattered. If any harm should come to my child, my only child, what would I do? ...more
Cancer affects the entire family
  • Thu Apr 07 2011
  • Elana Waldman
Elana and family Sorry about the lateness of this post – it's a combination of some technical issues and the fact that I am not feeling great this week. I don't know what it is, but I can't seem to get out of this cycle of sickness lately. ...more
Next steps: How do I tell my daughter the cancer is back?
  • Wed Feb 02 2011
  • Elana Waldman
Time to shout I now have a plan for moving forward...the part I still need to figure out is how to tell my daughter. ...more
 
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