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Raising awareness of the disease that I’ve been fighting is important to me, but it can be tricky.  While I think just about everyone has heard of breast cancer and at least knows that we should all be doing our self-exams, I’m not as confident that the word has spread about inflammatory breast cancer.  I’d like to do what I can to let people know that there doesn’t have to be a lump — that other symptoms and changes in our breasts could also be trouble. 

The main message that I’ve been spreading is:

“Know yourself.”  If something changes in one of your breasts, lump or no lump, call the doctor.  If you’re told it’s mastitis, but it doesn’t heal after a 10-day round of antibiotics, insist on a biopsy.

Here’s a roundup of where my story and that of inflammatory breast cancer appeared in 2007:

I’m definitely still interested in spreading the word, so if you’re interested in doing a story or know someone who might be, please leave me a comment here or on my current post!

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I am walking in October in the Maryland Race for the Cure–would it be ok if I link to your site on my fundraising page as a place where people can go learn about Inflammatory Breast Cancer?
Email me at abushelandapeck(at)gmail(dot)com

By: Jessica on September 26, 2007
at 9:22 am

Hi! I read your story in the Octissue of Parents mag. I just gave birth to my second child and upon reading the info on you website was inspired by your strength and efforts. I understand what you must be feeling, although I do not have cancer I have SLE (Lupus). I am not able to walk withWhyMommy but I am willing to donate 10% of any proceeds from the products that I sell on my website to you/your family and /or your organization. If anyone in your WhyMommy team would like to get more information please email me at cjspet91@aol.com. I commend you for the courageous manner in which you are living your life . My prayers and support are with you.

By: Sharon on October 12, 2007
at 11:36 am

Correction in above website-

By: Sharon on October 12, 2007
at 11:49 am

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By: Newsflash « Toddler Planet on December 5, 2007
at 10:09 pm

Hi WhyMommy - I’m listening to CBC Radio One at work today, and a caller (who, coincidentally, was also named Marianne/Mary Anne) into the show “BC Almanac” just plugged your blog! They’re talking about a new web-based resource for breast cancer survivors here in BC, and they’ve just said they’re going to link to you!

Thought you’d like to know.

By: Marianne on March 19, 2008
at 4:39 pm

Hi,

As noted by Marianne above, today one of our listeners told us how much she appreciates your blog. I’ve posted a link to it on our CBC British Columbia web page.

You might like to see the new ‘Breast Cancer Navigation Map’ that we were speaking about, and another British Columbia-based blog created by one of our listeners.

http://www.cbc.ca/bcalmanac/links.html

All the best
Mark Forsythe
BC Almanac
CBC Radio, Vancouver, Canada

By: Mark Forsythe on March 19, 2008
at 5:43 pm

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