An Interview with Ingrid Marshall

Launceston mum of four, survivor of a very close call.

An Interview With Ann Ryan

At 63, Ann Ryan’s life in Southern Tasmania was full of family, friends, travel, and plans for the garden she’d always dreamed of. But in early 2024, everything changed when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer. With honesty and warmth, Ann shares how she’s learned to live with cancer — finding gratitude in small moments, strength in her community, and hope in the power of medical research.

An Interview with Jenna King

Jenna King was 31 when she lost her mum, Kathryn Bakes, to mixed mullerian cancer — a rare and aggressive form affecting the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. Kathryn was 55 when she was diagnosed, and 56 when she passed away.

An Interview with Sandra Taute

In March 2022, I was in a really good place. I had started adult swimming lessons and was proud of how strong and healthy I was becoming. I was following a ketone diet, had lost 8kg, and felt my energy improving. Life was busy but good. I did have abdominal pain, but I put it down to my endometriosis and knew I had a gynaecology appointment coming up.