Passionately Pink for the Cure - Warrior of the Week- Page 3

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/11/06 at 10:20am

It's wonderful to see!

I hope this thread will encourage others to share their stories, too.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/11/06 at 10:30am

I'm wearing pink today to support the fights against breast cancer AND homophobia!

And later on I'll be talking with a friend who has her first round of chemo for breast cancer even as I type.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/11/06 at 10:35am

Two IMPORTANT causes!

Sending my best wishes to your friend.
Another Warrior in Pink!

A believer
A fighter
A survivor!

Updated On: 10/11/06 at 10:35 AM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/11/06 at 12:23pm

I contributed to Abba's team--and Kay and I are "thinking pink" today!

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 10/11/06 at 1:20pm

Fight the good fight and survive!

[Mamie]

Posted: 10/11/06 at 1:37pm

I just increased my 'membership' in the BWW team in honor of Miss Addy's visit here. A little goes such a long way!


BWW team - Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 10/11/06 at 1:37pm

Approximately 1,600 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Men, do a self breast exam often!
I just found two very large lumps under my arm and had them biopsied on Monday. Thankfully, they are not cancerous but rather are a staph infection and I am on heavy doses of antibiotics and am in severe discomfort. I can't raise my arm ... it's a painful reminder.
Updated On: 10/11/06 at 01:37 PM

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 10/11/06 at 1:40pm

Thank you bunnywings for sharing your story.

Good thoughts to Namo's friend.

Thank goodness that you're okay, SOMMS! Early detection is always key!

[Mamie]

Posted: 10/11/06 at 1:45pm

When I was in high school I read all the books written by Dr. Thomas Dooley AVIDLY. He was a doctor who went into Southeast Asia to bring medical help to the local people in Cambodia, Viet Nam, and elsewhere. He became a hero to me. It was breast cancer that killed Dr. Dooley at the very young age of 34. SOMMS is right - this is an indiscriminate killer of both sexes.

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 10/11/06 at 1:51pm

For men between the ages of 15 to 34 the most common cancer is testicular cancer. There were over 8,000 cases in the US last year. With early detection there is a 99% recovery rate. I had a friend who died at age 18 of the disease because he didn't know and acted too late.

[shameless]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 8:50am

BUMP!

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 11:05am

Bump it with a trumpet


Updated On: 10/12/06 at 11:05 AM

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 11:12am

Our fundraiser last week at work was quite successful.

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 11:21am

That's great news, Dottie! What kind of fundraiser was it?

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 3:12pm

Cookie, sorry for the delayed response. If you made a donation to the cause (minimum $5), you were allowed to wear jeans to work on Friday. As most everyone in my firm chose to wear jeans that day (including the attorneys who weren't meeting with clients), they subsequently raised several thousand dollars.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 11:13pm

Wonderful news!

[shameless]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 2:19pm

Very nice, Dottie!


Friday bump!

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 3:54pm

That's great, dottie.

Walter Bondi joined the bww team.

My grandfather's widow was diagnosed with breast cancer about 5 years ago. Thankfully she responded well to treatment and is doing well.

A softball acquaintance of mine just had her surgery on Monday.

[mominator]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 4:20pm

Just wanted to keep this topic high up on page 1. For you knitters out there, check out your local yarn shop to see if you can donate a scarf or a hat that you have knittted to a local cancer organization.

[bunnywings]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 5:15pm

I thought these were too cool!

[AbbaRabbit]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 7:57pm

mom that's a great idea.
i know at the hospital my mom works at (it's a children's hospital) they take donations of hats for kids who have to have chemo or other stuff that makes them lose their hair. you can try a cancer center or a radiology center. most people forget to donate to radiology centers but there are people who recieve their treatment there.

or if you would like to help in another way, you can become a "chemo angel". my grandparents have a "senior angel" and they love getting the mail.
chemo angels send cards and gifts and support to people with cancer.
http://www.chemoangels.com/

[kate2]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 8:40pm

I had my whole volleyball team wear pink to school today.

[shameless]

Posted: 10/16/06 at 8:59am

Bump!

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 10/16/06 at 9:12am

This past weekend I attended the 80th birthday celebration of a woman I used to work with. Miriam had been diagnosed in 1991 with breast cancer that had spread to her lymphnodes. We all feared the worst at the time, but Miriam kept saying that she considered the cancer to be a "blessing" which would teach her many new lessons in life. I remember being stunned at her reaction at the time and thinking that she just wasn't dealing with the gravity of the situation. Blessing indeed.

Well, shame on me. Here she is 15 years later, retired and volunteering 30 hours a week at a local hospital as a chemo companion for women undergoing treatment. I love this woman's spirit and I could stand to still learn from her life lessons.

For Miriam and all other survivors....here's to pink!

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 10/16/06 at 4:37pm

Survivors are gems