I just read Kivi Leroux Miller’s excellent assessment of the (presumably unintended) consequences of Komen’s decision to implement a new policy: The Accidental Rebranding of Komen for the Cure. Komen for the Cure, it seems, is no longer a breast cancer charity, but a pro-life breast cancer charity. Kivi talks about Komen’s dead silence following […]
It’s Not Just About Planned Parenthood: Komen Funds Other Vital Breast Cancer Services, Too
Yesterday I voiced my opinion that Susan G. Komen is being short-sighted in its decision to halt funding to Planned Parenthood. Since then there’s a been, as my husband says, “a total shit storm” of backlash against the national organization, and by extension the local affiliates. The immediate reaction of many is to sever all […]
Komen & Planned Parenthood: Breast Health Programs Will Suffer
I’m stunned, saddened and frankly a bit ticked off by today’s news that Susan G. Komen is halting funding to Planned Parenthood. I’ve been a supporter of Komen Puget Sound since 1997: I served three terms on the Board of Directors, have participated in several committees and currently co-chair the annual auction. I’ve literally helped […]
New Breast Cancer Resource for Washington State: youneedtoknow.info
I’m excited to share a new online breast cancer resource available to women in Washington State: youneedtoknow.info! Last year, after a frustrating experience searching for breast cancer resources that ended in way too many irrelevant results, I imagined how it would feel if I had been recently diagnosed and in need of support. Several conversations […]
October 13 is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Metastatis noun mə-ˈtas-tə-səs 1. a : change of position, state, or form b : the spread of a disease-producing agency (as cancer cells) from the initial or primary site of disease to another part of the body; also : the process by which such spreading occurs 2. a secondary malignant tumor resulting from metastasis October […]