Hey guys! This month, the Miami Ovarian Cancer Awareness non-profit organization - DOC IT Foundation is hosting their Annual fundraiser "CELEBRATE LIFE!". To join in on the celebration CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets.
Location: BLUE MARTINI KENDALL
DATE: Thursday, August 23rd
TIME: 5:30pm-9pm
Your ticket includes 1 FREE Drink and light bites
*Just in time for HAPPY HOUR
*Just in time for HAPPY HOUR
If detected at its earliest stage, the five-year survival rate is more than 93%! The symptoms of ovarian cancer are often subtle and easily confused with other ailments.
Symptoms may include:
• Bloating
• Pelvic or Abdominal pain
• Difficulty eating or feeling full quickly
• Urinary urgency or frequency
Other symptoms may include:
• Nausea, indigestion, gas, constipation or diarrhea
• Extreme fatigue
• Shortness of breath
• Backaches
• Weight Gain
There is no adequate screening test of ovarian cancer at this time which is one of the reasons that this cancer is often discovered in later stages. Talk to your doctor if symptoms last more than 2-3 weeks. You are your best advocate!
The great news is that 95% of women diagnosed with early stage ovarian cancer (Stage I) will survive at least five years, and most of them will be cured.
In Loving memory of Martha Casado
07/29/57 - 11/04/08
DOC IT Foundation was founded by Martha and Susan Casado, in 2006. One year after Martha was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer. The mission was to reach as many women as possible and warn them about this fatal disease that would claim her own life three years later. Martha fought as hard as she could to hang on to life, she wanted to be there for her children and her family but she unfortunately passed away three years later. Ovarian Cancer for her came with resentment; in order to catch Breast Cancer in time we know that we must perform self breast exams and we have the option to go to a clinic for a screening test. In the same way, Martha would visit her gynecologists routinely and even complained about a lingering issue which she was told was a persistent urinary tract infection.
After her diagnosis she was faced with the cold hard truth, that there is NO specific screening test for ovarian cancer and this is the main factor that makes ovarian cancer so deadly, and diagnosis so devastating. So one year after diagnosis, she turned her resentment into passion and made it her mission to reach as many women as possible to warn them about this fatal disease that would claim her own life three years later. She wanted to help other women avoid what she had to go through by pushing the idea of supporting promising ovarian cancer research to develop a specific screening test for ovarian cancer. Martha passed away on November 4, 2008, but her will to live and her passion inspired everyone that met her.
Our butterfly represents Hope
....for ALL the women currently diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer.
#DOCIT
THANK YOU for your Support!
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