“I don’t microwave anything in a plastic container anymore — ever. I would eat the food cold before I did that.”

I have never met them, nor have I ever thanked them for their part in my survival. And yet so much of that day and my treatment in the following months depended on their expertise.

This month we take time to recognize and thank our military veterans for keeping us safe both at home and abroad.

Ovarian cancer is the second most common type of gynecological cancer, but it is also the most lethal because it is usually detected at later stages when it is more difficult to treat, which is why early detection is so important.