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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
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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survivor shaming
I just approved a comment written by a woman who claims to be a breast cancer survivor. Apparently she took issue with one of the posts I wrote about what I feel are scammy and not helpful breast cancer “charities”. … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, health insurance
Tagged breast cancer charities, breast cancer survivor
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fight smart
Okay I’m going to say something here which will undoubtedly ruffle feathers. It has to do with tamoxifen and other breast cancer drugs, oncotype scores, and taking yourself off your meds….without discussing it with your care team. Do I … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, health insurance
Tagged breast cancer, life, oncotype, tamoxifen
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is ignorance bliss?
I wasn’t going to write about this or at least not right away. But now I am, because the ignorance out there is astounding. Is ignorance blisss when it comes to female cancers? I don’t think so. I am … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, health insurance
Tagged angelina jolie, breast cancer, hysterectomy, ignorance, menopause
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politicizing cancer?
One of my U.S. Senators is Pat Toomey. I am a Republican, but not a particular fan as he has always been a bit right of Attila the Hun. His views on what a woman can do with their bodies, … Continue reading
update on healthcare drama, or can you hear me screaming
I don’t really drink but dealing with health care in the advent of the Affordable Care Act otherwise known as Obamacare is enough to make you start. Actually that’s an excellent idea! Somebody should invent the Obamacare drinking game. I … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, health insurance
Tagged Aetna, affordable care act, obamacare, problems with t aetna
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