In a conversation today, a friend asked me, "What's the best piece of advice someone has ever given you?" While I provided a very valid answer based on the first thing that came to mind, I wish I had remembered an even better response.
Early in my ca...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on November 28th, 2024
On the train ride home from Toronto today, I finished Kate Bowler's memoir No Cure For Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear). This evening, back at home in my own bed, I did something I hadn't done in years: I pulled out a pencil and a ruler, p...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on November 27th, 2024
Today, I attended the fall in-person meeting of the Board of Directors of Ovarian Cancer Canada, where we received progress reports and discussed strategic opportunities.
I always appreciate the CEO's summary of key initiatives and accomplishments. T...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on November 25th, 2024
My four-hour train ride to Toronto in advance of tomorrow's meeting of the Ovarian Cancer Canada Board of Directors turned into a more than five-hour trip. I can't say that I minded though. I did my morning Duolingo lessons on my phone, then reviewed t...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on November 24th, 2024
On my morning walk with my husband, I scouted a tree that I could hug. Chris was a good sport about the whole thing, taking the photo captured in tonight's visual. There is magic in trees, just as there is in a good walk.
[2020-11-19] Enjoy the ride
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Jennifer Hollington
Posted on November 23rd, 2024
Today, I met with Dr. Faught of The Ottawa Hospital's Cancer Centre. This was a significant milestone in my ovarian cancer journey—the day to decide whether or not to continue the maintenance drug I've been on for almost 4 years.
The drug (olaparib) ...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on November 22nd, 2024
Ever since my CT scan on Monday, I've been checking MyChart to see whether my results had arrived. Knowing that my meeting with Dr. Faught—one of the gynecologic oncologists at The Ottawa Hospital's Cancer Centre—was scheduled for tomorrow, I was espec...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on November 22nd, 2024
I spent the day with friends Jim, George and Susie. Twice a year, Jim picks me up and we head out to Renfrew County to tour George's woodlot, to embrace the Hugging Tree, and then to sit amongst the trees, eating lunch around a fire. The combination of...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on November 21st, 2024
Today, the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition released a video in which I share my ovarian cancer story. The Coalition is a global not-for-profit that is focused on ovarian cancer. It brings together close to 200 patient advocacy organizations from around ...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on November 19th, 2024
Today, I had a CT scan of my torso. The purpose was to look for a recurrence of my ovarian cancer. Though such a recurrence is not suspected, the diagnostic test was ordered to check whether there are any signs of cancerous tumours. If not, my oncology...
Jennifer Hollington
Posted on November 19th, 2024
