In an opinion column for The New York Times, Australian writer and host of the ABC' The Drum, Julia Baird, described receiving her diagnosis of ovarian cancer, undergoing surgery and preparing to return to work.

"And I am emboldened by the fact that I am slowly growing stronger. I am walking upright again and waking without scalding pain. I am now allowed to drive, and am preparing to return to work."

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