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Author Archives: carla
sometimes big business can pleasantly surprise you
The other day I wrote about my latest go round with my health insurance company, Aetna. In all fairness I must do a brief update. So after my last post I was frustrated enough that I Googled and Googled until … Continue reading
new year, same aetna
UPDATE 1/42016: NEW YEAR NEW SUCKITUDE. Spent over 30 minutes on muzak hold to get the Philippines where they know nothing, can’t help you and can only read a script. They land me another 30 minutes on hold until I … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, health insurance
Tagged #AETNASUCKS, Aetna, aetna on Facebook, aetna on twitter, Karen S. Lynch, Mark T. Bertolini
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quoted on the current mammogram crisis in america
shee·ple SHēpəl/ noun informalderogatory plural noun: sheeple people compared to sheep in being docile, foolish, or easily led. “by the time the sheeple wake up and try to change things, it will be too late” I have never been … Continue reading
boycott the american cancer society
I will not participate again in the American Cancer Society Great Valley Relay for Life. Not because of the stupid marketing ploy on adding the Main Line to Great Valley when we are Chester County but because of American Cancer … Continue reading
dear american cancer society,
This was in my e-mail this morning and well I find it disingenuous at a minimum. I am actually a little bit offended. Ok, so not to put too fine a point on it, but I left the Main Line … Continue reading
this is reality, as in REAL breast cancer awareness
The below message in italics comes from a new friend. She asked that her friends share this. She is someone I met recently for something else entirely and I found out she lives with Stage 4 breast cancer. She is not … Continue reading
and zoom! #pinktober returns
In June I marked my four year cancerversary. The other day I marked four years since the completion of treatment. I have had four years to get used to the onslaught of PINKTOBER and all the ungodly pink products that really … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, health insurance
Tagged #pinktober2015, #thinkbeforeyoupink, Dr. Marisa Weiss, Pinktober
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not so subliminal message to ignore breast cancer?
All our lives since we developed breasts, we are told to self check, have mammograms and above all else swiftly deal with breast cancer. But of course, along comes a study basically telling us in my opinion to play … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, health insurance
Tagged breast cancer, health insurance companies, life, new york times, stage 1, stage 2, stage zero, women's health
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oh joy. (not)
Warning: I am going to whine and piss and moan and complain. If you can’t handle that, stop reading NOW. I am on a brief I-hate-Tamoxifen pity party of one. No, I am not going to stop taking it, I … Continue reading
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