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Links
If you
are diagnosed with breast cancer or know someone who is, these are
helpful links.
www.youngsurvival.org
Somehow I found YSC (Young Survival Coalition) soon after being
diagnosed with breast cancer. I am so glad that I did! I found
myself on the discussion boards trying to find someone that had "my"
cancer. I found that is like looking for someone that has your same
finger print. But what I did find was an incredible group of strong
and supportive women that were going through treatment like me.
Many had young children. Others had already gone through treatment
and offered advice on how to get through all of this. There was
always someone there all hours of the day and night listening to me
vent my fears and frustrations or asking questions like "should I
take one breast or both?", "when will my hair come back?", "when
will my periods return?", etc. This is a sorority that no one
wishes to join but I am amongst some of the strongest women that I
have ever met and I am thankful for all of their support.
www.metavivor.org
This is from their website: “100% of breast cancer deaths occur
because of metastasis, and almost 100% of people whose breast cancer
has metastasized will die from it. In the United States alone, this
means that more than 40,000 vibrant lives are lost each year.”
“Despite these stark realities, the popular breast cancer
fundraising movements give on average only 2% of their research
funds to researching metastasis. Instead, their primary focus is on
prevention, which does nothing to help those already diagnosed, and
early detection, which does not impact those facing the ultimate
death sentence of stage 4 breast cancer. And while only 6% - 10% of
initial breast cancer diagnoses are metastatic, 30% of patients
diagnosed with earlier stage breast cancer will eventually develop
stage 4 breast cancer and die.”
“This does not need to happen. Many metastasis researchers believe
that metastatic breast cancer could become a chronic, rather than
terminal, disease, if only there were more money to do the research
necessary to develop effective treatments.”
*I selected my medical team by doing research and talking to other
breast cancer survivors. If you are in the Kansas City area and
would like more information on who I went to for my breast surgeon,
oncologist, radiologist, lymphadema specialist, plastic surgeon as
well as holistic practitioners, feel free to contact me at my email
address and I will give you more information.
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