My mother was diagnosed in July 2000 and passed away in February 2003. She responded well to chemo and had a good quality of life until she was rushed to the hospital with weakness in her limbs,etc. Her cancer metastized to her spine(cervical)which I've been told isn't typical. She underwent radiation and died 4 weeks after being admitted to the hospital. It's been over 3 years since she died but it's obviously still very much on my mind -- the obvious reason is that it can be 'inherited' and even though I've been tested and don't have the common BRCA 1 or 2 there are probably many more genetic markers still out there. I had had my ovaries removed (unrelated)right before my mom's diagnosis and it was really a hard hit to find out that there was something 'worse' then ovarian out there. I wish you all well and keep in mind that 'miracles' do happen.