Welcome to my fundraising page for HOM Teal Strides for Ovarian Cancer! When you support the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance through registration or a donation to my HOM Teal Strides page, you help fund critical research and programming for women and families impacted by ovarian cancer.

Walking for Talia & Myra: A Legacy of Fight and Love

We are walking in loving memory of my beautiful niece, Talia—a life taken far too soon. At just 27 years old, Talia passed away on June 14, 2026, after fighting ovarian cancer with incredible grace, strength, and courage. Our family's heartbreak is deeply compounded by history; 21 years ago, we also lost Talia’s grandmother, Myra, to this exact same disease.

Though our hearts are completely broken by our recent loss, the bright lights and beautiful spirits of both Talia and Grandma Myra live on in everyone who loved them. We walk to honor them both and to stop this generational heartbreak.

Our team, Talia’s Trekkers, has joined the HOM Teal Strides for Ovarian Cancer walk on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Rosland Park in Edina, Minnesota. We are raising vital funds for the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA) to support life-saving research, early detection tools, and patient support services. Every step we take brings us closer to a cure.

Please consider joining Talia’s Trekkers for the 2K walk or making a donation to our page. Thanks to a generous MOCA Matching Challenge, the first $500 our team raises will be matched dollar-for-dollar, doubling our impact. Together, we can turn our deep grief into action and change the future of ovarian cancer.

Thank you for making a difference with me.