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Breast Cancer Sisters

     Breast Cancer Sisters

Welcome!!! 

 This is a Breast Cancer Site with Breast Cancer Information for everyone

Links for information on Estrogen Receptor (ER) negative, as well as chemotherapy can be found below.

Freezing out Breast Cancer has a  study that looks  to be a very promising step towards minimally invasive breast cancer treatment.

More information on this can be found at the  Minimally invasive cryotherapy study.

Once you have started your  chemotherapy treatment there can be additional drug costs that you are not expecting. The first step is is to identify the drug being prescribed for you and to  look up the coverage of this drug at ">Drug Coverage reimbursement. You will most likely  pick up prescriptions for anti-naseau medication, and possibly something to help with any anxiety. Your oncologist may also may also prescribe Neupogen (Filgastrim) to bring  your white blood cell count up for each chemotherapy treatment.



                                         10 TIPS for COPING WITH BREAST CANCER

 

   1. Ask for help. Don’t do this alone. Let your family and friends help you, this is no time to be Superwoman or Super mom.
   2. Take a “buddy” to hear the results of your biopsy; don’t be alone when you hear the diagnosis.
   3. Ask a friend or family member to create a “phone tree” so that you don’t have to tell all your friends and relatives about your diagnosis.
   4. Take care of your teeth; get all the cleaning and dental work done before you start treatments.
   5. Keep your spirits up - surround yourself with positive loving people.
   6. Start a creative project, you will have lots of free time, and creating brings great joy. Paint, write poetry, dance, start a Yoga class, scrapbook, knit, do things you have always wanted to do but didn’t have the time.
   7. Let friends and family members cook for you, freeze things to unthaw and serve later.
   8. Read inspiring books, watch funny movies, and keep your mind on life affirming activities.
   9. See yourself healthy and cured, hold a mental picture of yourself after treatments are over and you are healthy and happy.
  10. Keep moving, exercise, walk, and swim. Ask friends to walk with you, to take a dance class with you. And join support groups, talk to others who share your journey, give strength and support to others on the path.

DQ & SG

With permission I am sharing a great photo of  2 of my online breast cancer sisters.

DQ...you are an inspiration my dear friend. When I first met you online, you gave me hope in all of this.

SG..wow girl...you are amazing!! You both put life into this journey.

Hugssssssss to you both.

This is DQ's letter on the picture:

SG and I had a fabulous time last night!!  We had dinner - this is the dessert we shared -
GOLDEN(of course)DeliciousAppleCinnamonCakeCaramelNutIceCream
something or other!!  Delicious!!
 
And we looked so festive - I in my feathers and she in her sequins and "faux" fur!!  We enjoyed "The Phantom of the Opera" and the friendship we shared.  Not to mention the great food!  The weather was perfect and I didn't even get us lost driving in the "city".  Not bad for a country girl!
 
Wishing you and all of yours a Merry Christmas and Blessings in the New Year.
 
Love, DQ

     
 
 
               
                                                           Mary Olsen Kelly          
 
 
Breast Cancer Survivors get a special dose of Chicken Soup for their Soul
Interview Mary Olsen Kelly for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October
 
HONOLULU- Since fighting breast cancer, Mary Olsen Kelly lives with a “Do it now!” attitude.   The estimated 2.3 million women across the United States who have who dealt with or are dealing with breast cancer will find hope and a portable support group to sustain and comfort them in these times of need.
 
That ‘Do it now!’ attitude inspired Kelly to develop and co-create Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor’s Soul:  Stories to Inspire, Support and Heal.  In the familiar spirit of the Chicken Soup series, Kelly captures the uplifting and often emotional breast cancer stories from survivors around the world, women and one man, and their families.
 
Kelly can discuss:
Her own breast cancer survival story and her advice for others
How this important project came about and how it relates to October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Favorite stories from the book that will touch your audience
Kelly says, “Put nothing off for the future, do all the things you want to do now. We never know how long we have to live, so dream BIG and have a fantastic life filled with love, creativity, passion, and joy.”
 
Mary Olsen Kelly is a breast cancer survivor, writer and business owner. Olsen is proactive in her work on behalf of breast cancer and is Director of the Breast Wishes Institute, a non-profit charitable institute www.BreastWishes.org.
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are the #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. They are professional speakers who have dedicated their lives to enhancing the personal and professional development of others.
 
For more information, check out http://www.hcibooks.com.  To schedule an interview, please contact Erika Sumner, PR by the Book, (281) 895-7190, Erika@prbythebook.com
 
Here are some of the moving excerpts available for this timely topic:
 
“Some people are heroes to me:  I met them at the local cancer center while going through treatments for breast cancer.  I entered with an open mind and didn’t know what to expect.  What I discovered were people who constantly amazed me.  In a room filled with all these troubles, I met my heroes.  Each day I found new friends who loved life and loved to laugh… people whose diseases took much, but never broke their spirit or took the laughter from their lives.  These are my heroes—ordinary, extraordinary beings who live life and are grateful for ever new day, who have the compassion to care for their families and each other while battling cancer.  My prayer is that their remissions are permanent and their lives are long and joyous.”-My Heroes, p.56 by Maria McNaught, from the soon to be released title Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor’s Soul (Health Communications Inc., Oct. 2006)
 
“Amazingly, life was teaching me through this journey of breast cancer that I was a while woman with the young beautiful breasts I used to have, as well as with the complete removal of one breast and another significantly reduced.  I have learned that the more whole I feel about myself, the more whole I feel about my life and my marriage.  Without my real breasts, I now feel more whole as a woman than before.  I never expected that the journey, which started with the words ‘for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health’, would eventually lead me to experience richer values, in spite of my health.”—For Richer or Poorer, p. 90 by Beverly Vote, from the soon to be released title Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor’s Soul (Health Communications Inc., Oct. 2006)
 
“Since my friend Pat died in 2000, there has not been one day that I have not thought about her.  To hear me say that, you’d think that she and I were really good friends… best friends.  But the truth is that Pat has played a bigger part in my life since she died than she ever did when she was alive.  Pat and I were heart friends.  We had a connection that came from the soul, a place where no one is self conscious, no one is afraid to look foolish.  It is a place where you can use words or music or art or movement or touch to show how you feel.  Every day since she died, I hear Pat’s voice saying to me, ‘Remember to play.’  And I play and I play.—You’ve got to play if you want to win, p.150 by Lori Misicka, from the soon to be released title Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor’s Soul (Health Communications Inc., Oct. 2006)
 
“No one chooses to have cancer.  It leaves a cloud hovering over one’s life because the outcome is never certain.  But then… what is?  When Catherine was bed-ridden after each of the surgeries, I lovingly took care of her.  Spending more time at home, I had the opportunity to look around  and appreciate the pleasures and treasures that are mine:  our faithful dog, the richly stocked library, the lovely kitchen, the bed of recovery, the couch of conviviality, the garden of dynamic life, and—most important—my healing wife.  Being her is what I choose.— The Bus Ride, p.160 by John de Strakosch, from the soon to be released title Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor’s Soul (Health Communications Inc., Oct. 2006)