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Tina's Wish funds scientific research for the early detection of #ovariancancer. Women and their families deserve to KNOW EARLY. KNOW HOPE.

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✨ KNOW EARLY, KNOW HOPE

The motto for the @tinaswish foundation, custom painted for their big fundraiser event last week ✊

As a cancer survivor it was an honor to not only create this for an awesome organization doing incredible work for ovarian cancer screening research, but also to paint alongside other amazing and talented survivors @nicocathcart @jennike_d !

Check the stories for the symbolism behind this design

#TinasWish
#BastaPaints
#SuperName
#cancersurvivor
#MadeInRva

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It truly was such a beautiful day filled with so much community love and support for the 9th Annual Mighty Moose.
Thank you all of our runners and walkers for bundling up and being flexible with our rescheduling of the race.
Thank you for the hundreds of volunteers that arrived early this morning before the sun ☀️
And thank you to the sponsors for your incredible generosity and support!

Thank you to everyone who donated! With your help we have raised over $3 MILLION in 9 years!!! That goes directly to ovarian cancer research
Thank you to Dr Elias and his team for the work they are doing towards an early detection test for Ovarian Caner.

See you all next year for our 10th annual 5k! 🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎

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DANA 36 x 48 inches, acrylic, painted in 5 hours.
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Last Night I had the pleasure of live painting at the @tinaswish fundraiser

They are raising money to fund research into early detection of ovarian cancer.

Myself and two other cancer survivors all painted. Its a part of my life I dont talk about much, but its a thing and I was very lucky.

I chose to paint @danar999 - who lost her battle with cervical cancer a few years back. She was a big fighter through her longggg journey, right up till the end. She probably gave the reaper a black eye on the way out too. This painting is headed to her family in a generous donation from the Tina's Wish foundation.

Those who knew her probably can still hear her snort-laugh, remember her wicked humor, and teal af eyeshadow, her love of dogs, cat butts, knitting and her friends. So many *fuzzy* memories from back in the day.

I hope that the funds raised last night give some women like Dana a chance to stay here longer. Cause if she caught it earlier, she'd still be harassing us today.

Her last words to me were

"I f'ingg hate you- I love you" as I walked out of her hospice care the last time. Realllyy appropriate.

Anyways. Cheers to you baby, I miss you still.

#nicocathcart #cancersucks #painting #portrait #cancerresearch

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Decided to celebrate my birthday with @tinaswish -raising money to fight ovarian cancer. As a survivor, what better gift? They raised more than $4.5 million tonight. 🩵🩵Honored to emcee! Plus, where else could I get more than a thousand people to wish me happy birthday all at once? Great birthday! Great cause! 🎂🎉😘🥳

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R.J. Gilson thinks about his wife every day. Angie Gilson died on Sept. 15, 2024, after a nearly two-year battle with Stage 4 ovarian cancer.

It's a story that Dr. Chelsea Salyer sees repeatedly as a gynecologic oncologist at VCU's Massey Cancer Center. Unlike cervical, breast, colon, and lung cancers, there is currently no way to screen for ovarian cancer.

Now, R.J. is channeling his grief into action — raising money for a nonprofit devoted to funding research into the prevention and early detection of ovarian cancer.

More at the link in our bio.

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Can you still be hot AF after menopause?

I’m asking because this is something we don’t talk about enough for all women.

But when you’re a previvor or survivor, you can make incredibly brave decisions to protect your future AND still have complicated feelings about what those decisions do to your body.

For me, my breasts were gone. Hormones disappeared overnight with a complete hysterectomy and I was LOST.

You’ve heard your energy changes. Your metabolism can change. Your skin changes. Your sex drive can change. And sometimes, somewhere in the middle of being grateful to be healthy, you wonder:

Will I ever feel like me again?

Not younger.
Not like the woman I was before surgery.

Like myself. Sexy. Strong. Energized. Confident. Feminine.

So I’m sitting down with women’s metabolic health expert Jennifer Hanway for a conversation about what happens to the female body through menopause. Because when menopause arrives surgically we need all the help we can get to actually support ourselves through it.

We’re talking:
BODY • ENERGY • CONFIDENCE • FEMININITY

And yes, we’re talking about whether being HOT AF is still on the table. 🔥YOU don’t want to miss this no matter where you are in your womanhood journey.

Friday, October 2 • 1 PM ET • Instagram Live

💃🏻 Send this to the woman who needs this conversation, and save the post so you remember to join us Friday.

And to my fellow previvors: what do you wish someone had told you before surgical menopause?

Have you delayed surgery because of menopause anxiety🫣 I know I did

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Marathon training is all about proper fueling. 🍕🏃🏻‍♂️

Some people use gels. I prefer a more advanced nutrition strategy.

Thanks to @scrappockets , I can now carry an emergency slice at all times. 🍕

But seriously — I’m running the NYC Marathon this year for @tinaswish raising money for ovarian cancer research and early detection. Every mile has a purpose… even if some of them involve pizza.

If you’d like to support the cause, donation link is in my bio. Any amount helps and is greatly appreciated. ❤️

26.2 miles. One pizza pocket. Let’s see what happens.

#NYCMarathon #MarathonTraining #RunningHumor #RunForACause #TinasWish

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‼️ovarian cancer Part 5: (actually this is good for every single human on earth to know! Ovaries are not!)
✅ what is a SCREENING test vs DIAGNOSTIC test.
✅ learning about this is gonna help you not only understand insurance coverage better,
✅ but also potentially save you from a host of anxiety!
✅ AND help you understand where we can be proactive so that we can find and fix things earlier

🧿 stay tuned for two more parts to this that include “why can’t I use CA 125 and why can’t I use a pelvic ultrasound as screening tools?”

😳 you’ll understand the difference between screening versus diagnostic, and why it has to have specific parameters like sensitivity and specificity and positive predictive value and negative predictive value!

😘 listen up, learn what your screened for, know the signs and symptoms of things you’re not screened for, understand your family, history, together let’s be proactive, not paranoid so that we can find and fix things early!

#letswomantogether

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Talking about gynecologic health shouldn't feel uncomfortable.
The more we talk, the more we learn.

The more we learn, the more lives we can impact.

Whether you're talking with your healthcare provider, a loved one, or a friend, starting the conversation could make all the difference.

Let's keep the conversation going.

#LetsTalkboutIt #GCAM

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🩵 This month we are raising awareness for ovarian cancer and supporting Tina’s Wish - a nonprofit dedicated to funding innovative scientific research for the early detection and prevention of ovarian cancer. Because 80% of women are diagnosed at an advanced stage, we believe that finding an early detection test could save thousands of lives every year!

Our Club Pilates instructor Tracey, an ovarian cancer survivor, is passionate about
spreading awareness within our community. 🩵 This month, she is inviting fellow members to join her in supporting Tina’s Wish because every woman deserves a fighting chance! 💪🏽

Donate here if you’re able: https://tinaswish.org/donate/ ( 🔗 will also be in Bio!)

Thank you! 🙏🏼

#ovariancancerawareness #tinaswish #cprealconnection #cpinstructors #clubpilates dopilatesdolife

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🩵 This month we are raising awareness for ovarian cancer and supporting Tina’s Wish - a nonprofit dedicated to funding innovative scientific research for the early detection and prevention of ovarian cancer. Because 80% of women are diagnosed at an advanced stage, we believe that finding an early detection test could save thousands of lives every year!

Our Club Pilates instructor Tracey, an ovarian cancer survivor, is passionate about
spreading awareness within our community. 🩵 This month, she is inviting fellow members to join her in supporting Tina’s Wish because every woman deserves a fighting chance! 💪🏽

Donate here if you’re able: https://tinaswish.org/donate/ ( 🔗 will also be in bio!)

Thank you! 🙏🏼

#ovariancancerawareness #tinaswish #cprealconnection #cpinstructors #clubpilates dopilatesdolife

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‼️ovarian cancer part 4: familial/inherited cancer genes

🧿just 2 weeks ago— a woman wrote to me here saying that a first and second second-degree relative had had prostate cancer… She was never alerted to the fact that this could mean a familiar Gene and only found out about her BRCA Gene mutation once she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer…

💙 while it seems that the current data suggests that 15% of cancers are due to a family history/jean – this number could be rising as we learn more about cancer and which ones are related (i.e. the guidelines change involve as we learn that, for example, prostate cancer may increase the risk of carrying a gene when it’s metastatic or in more than one family member, and that gene could also increase the risk of Ovarian Cancer among others)

🧿 finding out this information, should not lead to fear or paranoia, but should rather help people make informed decisions about prevention or help them understand symptoms for earlier diagnoses…

💙 I asked all of my patients about their family history and if they say “nothing” then I reiterate “MOM/Dad/aunts/uncle/siblings/grandparents/children – any breast/colon/ovarian/uterine/melanoma/pancreatic/prostate/kidney/G.I. cancers”

‼️ because certain cancers or certain clusters of cancers should absolutely prompt the consideration of genetic testing— it is actually one of the most cost-effective and relatively affordable tests that one can do in America! Look for a genetics counselor at your hospitals, hematology onc Office or consider reaching out to @telleveryamazinglady and we can help connect you to a genetics counselor!

🧿 as I say to my own patients – not everyone has to do the testing, but everyone deserves to know that they have the option!

#letswomantogether

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