The Breast Friends

Women Working Together For A Cure

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We are the same ten women that started this journey, a few more gray hairs, many more wrinkles, and hopefully more wisdom; certainly more wisdom about cancer and breast cancer. We have 9 more grandchildren - bringing the total to 60, We have less career time – 4 more have retired. During the past four years we have learned so much and we have listened to virtually thousands of women’s stories about their fight with cancer. 
We have had the pleasure of spending time with women affected by this disease from all across Canada. 
Our first book was written to help deal with grief – sisters, friends and a mom lost to breast cancer. 
Our second book was written again in the midst of grief – this time, a husband lost to melanoma, and special family and friends lost to other cancers.
For awhile we got frustrated and said, Why are we still raising awareness?  Women not only know about this hideous disease but they are scared stiff of it.  The disease continues – there doesn’t appear to be advancements – are we spending too much money on awareness?   But then, you read the recent stats – the wonderful stats that say the death rate is down 25% - that mammography, although it isn’t the answer, or the cure, is helping to save lives. Pink ribbons and breast cancer campaigns are reminding women to do what they need to do. Do you know the most shocking new statistic is that still only 34% of Canadian woman over the age of 50 are going for annual mammograms?  Even with that low number, early detection is saving thousands of lives. Imagine how much those stats would change if every women would get tested.
We decided that awareness still has a place.  Breast cancer scares us – but we have to continue getting those horrible, boob-squeezing tests and finding those lumps early until we learn what else we can do to protect ourselves.  
Therefore, Breast Friends continue to contribute toward awareness.  We also support research into lifestyles and environment. 
A portion of the profits generated by the books go to large cancer research foundations, but we also donate to smaller research projects and studies. 
We listen to the patients and front line workers about where they perceive needs, and try to help in those areas.  
Donations go to the Breast Assessment Centres for diagnostics and treatment, to action groups and hope centres that support and educate newly diagnosed women and their families. 
We supply funds to shuttle services that take women to treatment centres from the hospices and have purchased chemotherapy infusion pumps enabling women to receive treatment closer to home.  
We have purchased education kits that circulate to schools and health districts teaching young girls how to do breast self exams and have supplied new beds for a Cancer Lodge in need. 
Contributions have been made toward a mobile mammogram machine that will service women in far northern communities and we have donated $30,000 toward  digital mammography in the province. 
We are very proud that, at the time of printing, the sales of the cookbooks have generated over $1,001,336 dollars in donations–we can’t believe it either!!
 
 
 
Breast Wishes from Breast Friends!