Maddie's Victory
Last summer, my friend Maddie was found to have Ovarian Cancer. She ended up having to drop out of school and do it online. She went through chemotheraphy and having her hair shaved off. Over the course of a year and a half, she beat cancer. She won the battle. I asked her a few questions and hope it would help get people aware of what Ovarian Cancer can do to people and how you can help. The answers are shown below and are written throughout the website.
1.What was the hardest part for you going through the process of Ovarian Cancer?
"It's different for every person, but for me specifically it was the lack of motivation I had. There were manys days that I would just sleep away."
2.How did your friends and family support you?
"[They did] visits, flowers, cards, brought dinner, and constantly asking if I needed anything."
3. How have you handled Ovarian Cancer with school and church?
"I switched to an online school just for the rest of the year and I would go [to church] when I could and was feeling up to it."
4. Was the surgery hard for you and can you describe it a little?
"I was a bit nervous at the beginning, but the nurses were very comforting. They would wheel me down to the operating room and then they asked me to get on the table and then once they were all ready they injected the anesthesia in my IV and I was out. It felt like the best sleep I've ever gotten and when I woke up I was a little disoriented but all good."
1.What was the hardest part for you going through the process of Ovarian Cancer?
"It's different for every person, but for me specifically it was the lack of motivation I had. There were manys days that I would just sleep away."
2.How did your friends and family support you?
"[They did] visits, flowers, cards, brought dinner, and constantly asking if I needed anything."
3. How have you handled Ovarian Cancer with school and church?
"I switched to an online school just for the rest of the year and I would go [to church] when I could and was feeling up to it."
4. Was the surgery hard for you and can you describe it a little?
"I was a bit nervous at the beginning, but the nurses were very comforting. They would wheel me down to the operating room and then they asked me to get on the table and then once they were all ready they injected the anesthesia in my IV and I was out. It felt like the best sleep I've ever gotten and when I woke up I was a little disoriented but all good."