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Giovanna
Fred and Angela lost their daughter to ovarian cancer in 2012 after just a two-and-a-half month battle. When doctors operated on her to investigate, they found a 10-kilogram tumour. Only then did the family discover that Giovanna had ovarian cancer.
It was a disease that they had barely heard about, because ovarian cancer is not publicised in the same way that breast cancer is. Now, through supporting the Silver Lining Ride, Fred and Angela hope to spread as much awareness as they can about the urgent need for research funding to find an early detection test.
This is their story.
Sue
Kate lost her sister, Sue, to ovarian cancer seven years ago. She was in her mid-40s and working as a kindergarten teacher. Like too many women with her lethal condition, she had no symptoms.
In fact, by the time she was diagnosed and treated, doctors told her that her tumour could have been there for two or three years—the silent killer.
For Kate and Sue, ovarian cancer runs in the family. Their grandmother had died from it decades earlier. Now, Kate is taking part in the Silver Lining Ride to combine her passion for cycling with her determination to spread awareness.
This is their story.