Good Morning America!

 Good Morning America'a Robin Roberts talks Breast Cancer in the magazine Prevention March 2011:

“I found my lump in a self-exam!  Because I was familiar with my body and the lumps, I knew this one felt different. I called the doctor’s office and said, ‘Hey, I found a lump—can you move up the exam?’  They said, ‘No, we’re booked solid.’  And I’m thinking to myself, Wow, this really happens.”
“[After completing radiation] I was in a funk.  I was depressed.  Also you’re mad at yourself because you’re thinking, I’m supposed to be happy.  The treatment’s over.  My hair is growing back.” My treatment ended in March/April of ’08.  It wasn’t until the end of that summer that I started to feel I wasn’t depressed.  Even when I went on vacation to Saint Lucia, I was kind of depressed, even though it was such a beautiful place.”

What is Health Alberta doing about Breast Cancer?

Alberta introduced a new program in 2004 called Breast Cancer screening program. You can find more about it at this link: http://www.health.alberta.ca/health-info/breast-cancer-program.html

What Health Canada does about Breast Cancer

In 1993, Health Canada helped launch the Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative (CBCI), along with the provincial and territorial governments, health care professionals, scientists, breast cancer survivors and support groups. This initiative set priorities and directions for research; prevention; screening; surveillance and monitoring; treatment; community capacity; and public and professional education. A renewed commitment to the CBCI in 1998 ensured ongoing and stable funding.

Why so you want to do something about Breast Cancer?

I want to do something about Breast Cancer because I have a grandmother that has died from it and a great aunt that currently has it. I have no wish to get it and I don't want any one else suffering from it. Why do you want to help?

 

Breast Cancer World Map

Breast Cancer Site

The Breast Cancer site is an online site where 1 click gives 1 free mamogram. I encourage you g\to go to this site and click as many times as you want.

Take Action!!!

Hey everyone,

Rememember how I told you that my grandmother died from Breast Cancer. Well this weekend, I found out that my Great Aunt Jean is diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I have met her before. She is lively and full of energy. It is a shame she is diagnosed with Breast Cancer, She has a husband, 3 daughters and  3 grandchildren. I hope this inspires you to raise money and take action against Breast Cancer.

 

Poem of Hope

For Cancer is so limited-

It can not cripple love

It can not shatter hope

It can not corrode faith

It can not destroy peace

It can not kill friendship

It can not surpass memories

It can not silence courage

It can not invade the soul

It can not steal God's gift of internal life

It can not quench the holy spirit

It can not lessen the power of resurrection

-Author Unknown

Fundraising ideas for Breast Cancer

1. Bake Sale
2. Pink your hair
3. Hot Chocolate sale
4. Lemonade stand
5. Door to Door Donations
6. Chocolate Sales
7. Put on a Performance and donate ticket money to breast cancer

If anyone has any other ideas please let me know

A song

A song I heard on the radio... that is think fills you with hope is

 I run for life by Melissa Ethridge

They played this song at Edmonton's CIBC Run for the Cure... and it made me feel so proud that i was doing this.

How to Reduce your risk of breast cancer

According to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation to reduce your risk of Breast Cancer....

• Do not be overweight
• Exercise often
• Be aware of your alcohol consumption
• Don't smoke (kinda obvious)
• Maintain a healthy diet

Try!!!

Run For The Cure Results

For the 2010 Run For the Cure Canadians raised 33 million dollars for  Breast Cancer Reasearch!!! That is a new record. Congratualtions Canada!! This money will go to Breast Cancer reasearch in hopes of finding a cure......

We had 170000 runners in 60 different communities....