Find the Cure

Posted: 10/15/04 at 2:44pm

I'm for it!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 2:54pm

(He's for breast cancer, no doubt.)

Updated On: 10/15/04 at 02:54 PM

Posted: 10/15/04 at 2:54pm

drop dead


Updated On: 10/15/04 at 02:54 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 2:57pm

I know. More of us should be against breast cancer and have given our time and money over the years to help raise awareness of the issue and to promote early detection, the likes of which Melissa Etheridge says has saved her life.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 3:26pm

I guess it's time to share my story.

I am a breast cancer survivor.

I was diagnosed at the young age of 25.

Because mammograms aren't within guidelines at that age, my cancer was somewhat advanced when it was finally detected.
I had no family history, so I wasn't 'concerned' about it at all. Fortunately, I was diligent about self-exams, and discovered the lump myself.

I endured surgery, chemo and radiation. It was hell, but I fought with everything I had - and found strength I didn't know I possessed. I also had an amazing support group of friends and family.

In May of this year I celebrated 20 years of survival. (I just 'outed' my age )

I urge all of you - women and men - to be aware of what you can do to help yourselves. Please take the time to check out the information posted on websites like the National Cancer Society or the Susan Komen Foundation. And, please, support the cause to find a cure any way you can.

I'm one of the lucky ones.

And now you know why Pink is my favorite color.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 3:31pm

funny, i'm a big fan of things pink, too.

[Matthew Rask]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 3:31pm

WHAAAAAA??

PAPA!!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 3:34pm

Those are the only stamps I've bought for years now.

[mominator]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 3:34pm

I lost one awesome friend from Britan to Breast Cancer another one reached stage 4, and is now in her second year of remission.
Beave hugs hon! And addy you know your age is safe with us!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 3:35pm

Okay, that was a lie. I bought the Disney stamps last week because they had Thumper on them and were too damn cute to pass up.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 3:38pm

matthew, i'll show ya sometime the pinkies i favor.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 3:46pm

Addy--I knew there was something special about you, but I guess it's that you have a guardian angel. Something tells me you share that guardian angel's protection with others. Lucky us!

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 4:35pm

Throughout October — Breast Cancer Awareness Month — people wear a pink ribbon to honor survivors, remember those lost to the disease, and to support the search for a cure. In 2004, an estimated 211,300 women will learn they have breast cancer, 1,300 men will get the same news, and 40,200 people are expected to die from the disease.

I also encourage you to wear a pink ribbon throughout the month of October and join in the fight against breast cancer.

I raise my pink drink to you all!

[mominator]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 4:38pm

hugs addy!

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 4:49pm

*hugs* to all!

beaver - thank you for starting this thread.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 6:09pm

one last note and then I promise I'll stop posting here...

There are also pink bracelets that you can wear to show support for Finding A Cure - similar to the ones made popular by Lance Armstrong.

It's been a very successful program, and the bracelets are sold out in many areas. There is info on the Susan Koman Foundation website.

Thanks... leaving now

[sabrelady]

Posted: 10/15/04 at 7:12pm

I know i'm gonna get sh*t for this but I can't stop myself.
As someone who treats breast cancer- this is not where I put my money .Br Ca gets SO much Publicity so much of the funding. There are all sorts of new tx coming down ( down to the molecular level now!)
There are thousands of surviovors cos people like Betty Ford went public @ a time when Br Ca wasn't "talked" about publicly, h*ll even soaps did story lines on it.
Ovarian CA is where Br ca was 50 yr ago. It is insidious, deadly and tx is of little effect. THIS is where w need research & even effective diagnosis. Not to ignore the other forms of cancer who all need cures but there has been much progress on those fronts -not so w ovarian. If u want to help women ( & it sounds like the posters on this thread do) Donate to Ovarian CAncer research. Please.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/16/04 at 12:37am

sabrelady - I absolutely agree with you. There are many other cancers that deserve our attention and funding. Ovarian cancer is an insidious disease that needs research and better diagnostic tests.

My father is battling metastatic renal cell cancer right now. There are very few treatments available. I wish there were a 'stamp' for his disease.

No one cancer is any more important than another. This thread simply started as an awareness of breast cancer. And, because I have personal experience with it I continued to post on the programs that are available.

I applaud you for treating cancer of any kind. It must be a daunting job. I wish there was more funding to go around. Hopefully there will be.

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[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 3:55pm

The visibility issue is a very real one - I was offered a job promoting children's cancer awareness a few years ago, and turned it down because it's a losing battle. People don't want to hear about children having cancer. How many of you know what month is Children's Cancer Awareness month? How many of you know what color that ribbon is?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 4:27pm

Don't be ashamed, Beav. It's nigh to impossible to find sponsorship for that cause. People run the other way.

By the way, it's September. And gold.

[Plum]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 8:01pm

The first cancer victim I ever knew was a classmate of mine in 3rd grade- he got leukemia. He's currently still cancer-free, as is one of my best friends from high school, who had that same cancer. However, another friend of mine, a boy I'd known since 2nd grade, died of brain cancer after his freshman year of college.

Something seems horribly broken when you're 19 and you know you'll never see one of the faces in your yearbook again.

[WiCkEd4LyFfE]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 9:08pm

I did the walk against breast cancer today. It was a lot of fun.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 9:10pm

Which city?