“You’re a what?”
“A shooting star baby – sent by your Mum to be with my Mum.”
To which she would reply: “When you have children I hope you have a daughter exactly like you, so you will know how I have suffered.” (Drama runs in the family and, yes, Miss Charisma is very me).
Before Mum was diagnosed, I knew nothing about ovarian cancer and I was employed at the time as a health journalist. Awareness has grown now thanks to organisations such as Ovarian Cancer Australia, the Silver Ribbon and its partners. If the disease is caught early, it is very treatable but most cases are caught late.
Normally I only recommend people wear Saturdays with SawHole t-shirts but with these – go forth and buy.
And courtesy of my friends at Ovarian Cancer Australia, here are the signs of ovarian cancer:
Unexplained abdominal or pelvic pain.
Increased abdominal size or persistent abdominal bloating.
Difficulty eating or feeling full quickly.
Needing to urinate often or urgently or a change in bowel habits.