IN 1997, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OVARIAN CANCER. I WAS GOING TO STAGE 4. MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAD 4 DAYS TO LIVE. I DIDN'T REALIZED HOW SICK I WAS. MY FAMILY DOCTOR JUST DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT MY AILMENTS. I HAD CHEMOTHERAPY BUT THE CANCER DRUG THAT THEY WERE USING ON ME, WELL I HAD A SEVERE REACTION TO (TAXOL). BY THE END OF THAT YEAR, IT SEEMED TO BE DOING WELL UNTIL THE DOCTOR DID AN EXPLORITORY IN 1998. WELL, THE NEWS WAS NOT GOOD. MY CANCER HAD CAME BACK. HERE I GO AGAIN WITH CHEMOTHERAPY. I BEEN DOING THE RELAY FOR LIFE SINCE 1999 IN MY HOMETOWN. THEY GAVE ME THE SUPPORT THAT I NEEDED AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO KEEP FIGHTING.  WITH FAMILY SUPPORT AND KEEPING A JOURNAL, IT SURE HELPED ME.