Celebrity Breast Cancer Survivors

I probably wont be liked after i make this comment but i have cancer and i am going through all the ordeals of cancer but it bums me out and ****es me off when the media makes a huge deal on these movie stars and how they battle and how good they are well i'm a regula rperson. i have four kids three living with me and i'm ME raising them no nannies, no private doctor, no limos, no personal chef or butler or any other ammenities. i can't afford to be sick and in the hospital. i hate that i got sick but i did but i got a family to take care of with none of the "movie star ammenities. i worked through everyday of my chemo yes a real nine hour day where i go in when they tell me too not when i want to and i have a special needs child at home to boot with no nannies. i am the nanny. all three of my kids at home are TEENAGERS yes and yet Oprah nor anyone else is knocking at my door. i dont have not one breast cancer tee shirt to wear and all the walks you have to raise money. i believe we need to find a cure and great the movie stars put their face on the screen but only people with money can help buy the expensive things which is attached to their name. i pray each morning to wake up and i wish i could just be sick and not worry about the necessities in life but guess what i cant. Sure insurance wants to get you out and I was done that way but (you aren't going to like this) I'm glad i went home. I wanted to but I also needed to and yes I did my exercises (not because they told me cause they didnt) but I knew what i could do with the other one and assume the same on the hurt one and i did go home with drains two of them and did i have an assistant NO. I did it by the grace of God. Thank You for people that care cause I do but to put movie stars on a pedestal is beyond me. There are real people with real problems and we do have the luxury of massages or chefs or drivers or nannies or any real money coming in we work and have to face the day sometimes with no help or little help. The real hero is God and those people who support you endlessly not for the money and ordinary people like me and the countless others who face it alone. Not everybody is a superstar.

Hi Ladies - I'm a photographer working with a non-profit organization that is called GI Jane to BASE (standing for Breast cancer Awareness Support and Education) www.gijanetobase.org
GI Jane is currently seeking women in the military who are also breast cancer survivors.
Imagine having been through whatever their particular Military experience was, only to come home and find yourself at war again, but this time the battlefield is your own body.....
They are having their 1st Annual Calendar Shoot 2009, this coming July. So, if you are or were in the Navy, Marines, Air Force, Army, or Coast Guard or know someone who fits the criteria, please visit the web and contact them. They are looking for Military Veteran Women who would like to showcase their story on the Calendar.
All you have to do is send your picture(s), along with a small biography of your journey. The date,time and location of the shoot will be announced as we draw closer to the event.
Photographing these women for the calendar and other on going projects has been inspiring. They are beautiful. They are heroes. They need and deserve our support, hope and love. Please join the fight. Please show your support by visiting their website.

thank you! Vicki

I AM A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR AS WELL 3 YRS NOW. WAS CAUGHT EARLY JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU, EARLY DECTION IS THE BEST PROTECTION. :)

hi, I'm sorry to hear about your story. but we are women and we are strong. body soul and mind are the best things to achieve. as i sit here recovering from breast reconstruction surgery i can't imagine not be able to do the whole surgery. i have two more drains that will come out on weds. i'm just glad to have my girls back. i thought i would never miss my nipple. good luck and take time to enjoy your view.

i am a survier myself i was told 7-17-06 that i had breast cancer on 8-7-06 i had my right breast removed and 1/3 of my left . i could not afford reconstruction so i live with it every day and thankful i am alive. mary sekoll