Published Nov 19, 2020

Kevin Hart’s Mom Passed From Ovarian Cancer 13 Years Ago But That Doesn’t Make Her Absence Any Easier: “Hope I’m Making You Proud Momma. I Miss You.”

Kevin Hart has a new Netflix special and he shared on social media an image of the Times Square billboard, saying he wishes his late mother, Nancy, could be there to see it, too.

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Kevin Missing His Mom

Kevin Hart, 41, posted a picture of his new Times Square billboard, to promote his new comedy special, and said he wishes his mom could see it.
Kevin’s mom, Nancy, died of ovarian cancer in 2007.
Ovarian cancer has been called the “cancer that whispers,” due to its hard-to-spot symptoms.

Comedian and actor Kevin Hart, 41, continues to smash his goals, and he wishes his late mother, Nancy Hart, could be there to see him do it. Nancy died of ovarian cancer in 2007.

Hart posted a picture of his newest billboard in Times Square, writing: “New York ….Time square …..The Big Apple….Hope I’m making you proud momma. I miss you & I wish you were here to physically see some of the stuff that I have been blessed enough to see & experience. I love you…. “Look momma I made it” has a different meaning these days!!!”

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Understanding Ovarian Cancer

Missing a parent after losing them to cancer is something so many of us can relate to. We love to see Kevin Hart succeeding, and wish his mom could be here to see these latest successes, too. Nancy passed of ovarian cancer in 2007. This kind of cancer has been called the “cancer that whispers,” due to its hard-to-spot symptoms, which may resemble menstrual pains.

Dr. Beth Karlan, a Gynecologic Oncologist at UCLA Medical Center, told SurivorNet in a previous interview, about ovarian cancer’s subtle symptoms, saying, “It’s often referred to as the cancer that whispers, in that it has symptoms that are really very vague, and can affect men and women, and nothing that may bring your attention directly to the ovaries. The symptoms include things like feeling full earlier than you usually would when your appetite is strong. Feeling bloated. Some changes in your bowel habits. Some pain in the pelvis. These are symptoms women may have every month, men may have them from time to time. These are not very specific.”

Dr. Karlan urges people to reach out to their doctor if they experience physical symptoms which cause concern. “But what we’ve found from multiple studies, it’s this constellation of symptoms. If that’s really happening and you’re experiencing it every day, and they seem to be crescendoing, getting worse, even if that goes on for only two weeks, you should call your doctor. Let them know and say that you’re concerned.”

Ovarian Cancer: The Cancer That Whispers

Coping with Grief

Coping with the loss of a parent to cancer is an ongoing process, as Hart has shown. It’s been 13 years since his mom died, and he misses her to this day. While the missing of a loved one never truly goes away, it can get easier with time.

Tools like therapy, support groups, and simply relying on family and friends, can all be sources of comfort and help while dealing with grief. Some people, like Hart, find that speaking about their lost loved one and sharing their memory with others can make a difference. Grief is an ongoing process, and there’s no one right way to do it.

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