Joy Behar shops for an ovarian cancer cure
Posted Saturday, July 21st 2007, 4:00 AM
Whether surrounded by her gaggle of girls in the morning or a roaring comedy club audience at night, Joy Behar is "View"-ed as the witty comic who can draw chuckles from even the grumpiest of curmudgeons.
But she's serious when it comes to supporting the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, which is why she'll be one of many celebrities attending its 10th annual Super Saturday Designer Garage Sale on July 28 at Nova's Ark Project in Water Mill, L.I., from 1 to 6 p.m. (212-759-2800 or www.ocrf.org for $400 general admission tickets; $600 for "exclusive preview shopping, noon-1 p.m.).
"I go every year to this event," notes the Brooklyn native. "It's a great family affair with pony rides, face painting and lots of shopping! With stuff for kids, food, alcohol and shopping, who can ask for anything more?"
"Where are George Soros and Bill Gates with their funds?" Behar ponders. "They should put their money and mouths into research. Ovarian cancer is one of the diseases that really needs attention."
Another reason Behar is so passionate about it is because she encountered a scare herself. "Two summers ago, I asked for a transvaginal sonogram and it turned out I had several tumors on my ovaries. They operated on me and luckily everything was benign, but it was a pretty dark period of my life."
One message she's touting to parents these days is to discuss this cancer with their daughters. "I started this conversation with my daughter Eve years ago, but lately we've been talking about the fact that researchers recently discovered that some symptoms such as bloating, stomach pain and urinary urgency do exist."
Rallying behind Behar are her "View" co-hosts Barbara Walters, whose sister passed away from ovarian cancer, and Elizabeth Hasselbeck, who will be reporting from the event for www.gmc.com.
Lisa Chase
Posted Saturday, July 21st 2007, 4:00 AM
Whether surrounded by her gaggle of girls in the morning or a roaring comedy club audience at night, Joy Behar is "View"-ed as the witty comic who can draw chuckles from even the grumpiest of curmudgeons.
But she's serious when it comes to supporting the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, which is why she'll be one of many celebrities attending its 10th annual Super Saturday Designer Garage Sale on July 28 at Nova's Ark Project in Water Mill, L.I., from 1 to 6 p.m. (212-759-2800 or www.ocrf.org for $400 general admission tickets; $600 for "exclusive preview shopping, noon-1 p.m.).
"I go every year to this event," notes the Brooklyn native. "It's a great family affair with pony rides, face painting and lots of shopping! With stuff for kids, food, alcohol and shopping, who can ask for anything more?"
"Where are George Soros and Bill Gates with their funds?" Behar ponders. "They should put their money and mouths into research. Ovarian cancer is one of the diseases that really needs attention."
Another reason Behar is so passionate about it is because she encountered a scare herself. "Two summers ago, I asked for a transvaginal sonogram and it turned out I had several tumors on my ovaries. They operated on me and luckily everything was benign, but it was a pretty dark period of my life."
One message she's touting to parents these days is to discuss this cancer with their daughters. "I started this conversation with my daughter Eve years ago, but lately we've been talking about the fact that researchers recently discovered that some symptoms such as bloating, stomach pain and urinary urgency do exist."
Rallying behind Behar are her "View" co-hosts Barbara Walters, whose sister passed away from ovarian cancer, and Elizabeth Hasselbeck, who will be reporting from the event for www.gmc.com.
Lisa Chase
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