As some of you out there may know, my mother was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer early this year. She is doing well now and it appears the cancer is in remission. My mother was very lucky. She detected her cancer early and had very high chances of recovery.

Since cancer has entered our lives I have been made aware of the local NOCC (National Ovarian Cancer Coalition) chapter here in Richmond. They are a great bunch of ladies and they are doing so much to educate other woman about this horrible silent cancer. September is Ovarian Cancer Month and on September 16th, they will be hosting an event called Tea for Teal. This event is a great opportunity to learn more about ovarian cancer, meet local physicians, meet local woman who have first hand experience of what it’s like to live with ovarian cancer and proceeds for the event will go to further cancer research.

If you are interested in attending this event or someone in your life has ovarian cancer you can learn more by contacting Mary Gill at . Or you can visit the national website by going to www.ovarian.org.