Yes, it’s Friday again and another chance for me to show off my frocks!
But first, I have some more Ovarian Cancer facts for you:
- The OCRF strongly supports the development of a highly accurate, non-invasive and inexpensive early detection test that should then form part of every woman’s annual health check-up, like Pap smears and mammograms.
- Each research grant application the OCRF receives is assessed by an expert Scientific Advisory Committee.
- Proportionally, more women die from ovarian cancer than breast cancer, because it is usually diagnosed in its advanced stages.
- 6 out of 10 women will not survive an ovarian cancer diagnosis
- Once the costs for maintaining our small office are absorbed, funds are distributed as scientific grants to ovarian cancer researchers in hospitals, universities and research institutes.
- Although tests and scans can show abnormalities, they cannot provide a diagnosis of ovarian cancer. The only way to currently confirm a diagnosis is by taking a biopsy during surgery and looking at the cells under a microscope.
- The causes of ovarian cancer are unknown, but risk factors include age, reproductive history, having endometriosis, and lifestyle and hormonal factors.
Help me raise money for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation by pledging a donation today.
And now here is today’s Frock. I chose this because it was my wedding anniversary yesterday and I thought showcasing my wedding dress was perfect.
My husband and I were pretty broke when we got married and there was no way we could afford to buy a wedding dress so instead, I made it. I used some of the crepe panels and some of the original lace from my mother’s wedding dress and added miles and miles of fabric. I had this dream of having a dress with a huge poofy skirt (think The King & I) with a long train. My veil was also from my mother’s wedding. I was a florist at the time, so I also did my own flowers and all the flowers for the bridal party. We seriously bootstrapped our wedding!