tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728225253148337857.post3180087936561513891..comments2023-12-28T01:37:50.347-08:00Comments on Breast Cancer loop: breast cancer online magazine, social network and blog: The problem with Peggy's pointjoinourloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863989794424702693noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728225253148337857.post-63962360929872022192011-04-15T17:43:00.545-07:002011-04-15T17:43:00.545-07:00thanks for the great commentsthanks for the great commentsjoinourloophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863989794424702693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728225253148337857.post-2834690405374809352010-12-06T11:20:31.674-08:002010-12-06T11:20:31.674-08:00I had to post. I love your comments. You're ri...I had to post. I love your comments. You're right, breast cancer is often treated like something only older women get... but if you go to any breast cancer walk and look at the photos of the women in their 20's, and sometimes younger, carried by family and friends in support... you realize cancer doesn't know age. <br /><br />A friend of mine was diagnosed with breast cancer at 24. She is active and vital and a brilliant young woman. That image, like you point out is so important to women with cancer and survivors as well... regardless of her age.<br /><br />She started her own organization, check it out when you can. http://www.elysiaskye.org/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491225003469072410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728225253148337857.post-69298687808109688812010-12-02T06:19:38.871-08:002010-12-02T06:19:38.871-08:00I didn't read the article you reference, but I...I didn't read the article you reference, but I agree with you on many points. I am a metastatic breast cancer survivor, and I was in my 30s when first diagnosed. I do not begrudge breast cancer awareness, and yes, I still have my sense of humor intact. <br /><br />I relate to people like Kris Carr because they chose to do something wonderful rather than giving up and giving in to a death sentence. <br /><br />I've interviewed survivors from around the country who were told they were going to die, and kicked cancer's ass anyway. They weren't victims; they were empowered. It makes me angry when people talk about "false hope." To me, there is no such thing. The only thing false is telling people there is no hope. <br /><br />Tami Boehmer<br />Author, From Incurable to IncredibleTami Boehmerhttp://www.miraclesurvivors.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728225253148337857.post-15313161976693312242010-11-14T11:28:54.835-08:002010-11-14T11:28:54.835-08:00Hey Jackie, great to hear from you.
Thank you for...Hey Jackie, great to hear from you.<br /><br />Thank you for the thoughtful comment.joinourloophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863989794424702693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728225253148337857.post-81091968738539282262010-11-14T10:53:05.332-08:002010-11-14T10:53:05.332-08:00I'm with you on this one, although I can see w...I'm with you on this one, although I can see where Orenstein's coming from, up to a point. I was never a fan of the pink ribbon onslaught, either before or after I was diagnosed. I personally think October is beginning to rival Christmas in its commercialism and excess. <br /><br />But I also see things like "Crazy Sexy Cancer" and David Jay's The Scar Project as young women claiming their power and saying "F You" to something that obviously sucks beyond question. No one can tell us how we should react, whether we chooose humor or a warrior metaphor or something else. I named my blog Dispatch from Second Base because I thought it was funny.<br /><br />Jackie Fox<br />Author, "From Zero to Mastectomy: What I Learned And You Need to Know About Stage 0 Breast Cancer"Jackie Foxhttp://secondbasedispatch.comnoreply@blogger.com