I have accepted the challenge and am participating in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in San Francisco for TWO DAYS, July 12th & 13th. That's almost 40 miles. This is my first Avon walk and I am VERY EXCITED!

I am eager to get started with my fundraising and I need your support! I have pledged to raise money for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer as part of my participation in the walk.

I am not asking money for myself - I just want the opportunity to participate in the event and make a difference in the world. Please find it in your heart to donate to a worthy cause.

You can make a donation online by simply clicking on the link at the bottom of this message. Whatever you can give will help! And your donation is tax deductible.

Thank you again

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Hi ....I am 31 years old and i have just been told i have Breast Cancer. The thing that makes it worse is i dont have any income or health insurance...i have applied for SSD & SSI and medicare but was told it is a 3 to 4 month wait untill i know if i get appproved or if i am denied......so if the Cancer wasnt bad enough not being able to pay the required deposit to the Dr's office (need to pay dep. cause of no insur.)in order to start recieving my treatments to beat this Cancer is even worse to me..each day that i dont get treatment scares me and makes the stress level even worse.... thanks in advance for any help you might provide to me 

    ok i found out in april i have breast cancer..heres the deal i have no income , no insurance and no way to pay the $ 45,000+ in medical bills i have piling up ...i have tried state agencies with no luck..hell i cant even get SSI as they dont think i am disabled...well i do even if it is temporary!!so to hell with them....so stopping short of doing some "cardboared advertising" on the closest street corner i thought i would try here once again.....im not asking for anybody to pay the $45,000+ in bills just asking for any kind of help ....im 31 and way too young for most help alot of programs offer (but not too young for cancer??) huh hows that?...anyways anything would help thank you for reading this blabbing page.....

i dont even know where to start.....im 31 and am undergoing treatmeant for breast cancer.....i have no job, no money and cannot afford to pay my bills......i really need some help 

My name is Debi Savoy I was diagonised with brest cancer in October 06. I have not been able to work since then because of the weekly trips to Galeston, Tx which is 3 hours away from my home.  I had a lumpectomy surgery in December 06 when I went back to the surgeon and he said the didn't get it all and I would have to have a macetomy on April 23, 2007 then I had to have a surgery because the breast would not heal.  Then I went back the next week and had to have an emergency surgery because I had and infection behind the expander they had but in when the did the first surgery.  They told me to wait 6 week before they would start over with the procedures needed to rebuild my breast.  So they told me to go ahead with the histrectomy which I will have on June 11th, 2007 and be down another 8 weeks and then we will be start over with the breast reconstruction.  I am a single mom and have not been able to work since May of 06.  My mom was helping me but she is 70 years old and has not been able to work for the last couple of months.  I am desprite, I need help.  To make matter worse September 2005 when hurricane Rita came through I lost my house and had no Insurance on it so I have been dealing with South East Texas Regional Commission and they say may by September they will do something for me and my daughter we are living in a travel travel trailer for the last two years.  I'm a very independent person but I need help at this time and I looking anywhere and everywhere for that help.  hopefully soon this will be over and my live will go back to some normal life. I would love it.

Breast cancer, took me away from my life for a critical year in the development of my professional practice. I mediate parenting and custody agreements. I am a single mom of two small kids. Extended family abroad and unable to help me. Having a very difficult time and suffer from too much pride. Rhis feels anonymous enough.  Cancer in remission and started working again. I help people. Biggest problem is I dont charge enough for my services and end feeling sorry for everyone and so give much away for free or very reduced cost. I know - stupid, but they are desperate too and I have to help them.

Hi!

I'm a 37 yr old woman in S Florida. Last year on May 21st my doctor told me I had breast cancer. I had a lumpectomy in May and started Chemo.. which is horrific! I finished my chemo in November and was about to start radiation. My radiation oncologist wanted me to have an MRI before she started and guess what.. more cancer :( The chemo was totally useless because the type I have is very agressive.

So on Jan 15th of 08 I had a bilateral mastectomy. I'm currently undergoing reconstruction. It takes a while to stretch your skin back out.

On top of all of that.. one day at the hospital they were stabbing me with needles. 11 that day and it hurt so badly I clenched my jaw so tight and cracked a tooth. (just what I needed!) but when you are undergoing cancer treatment you cannot have dental work done.. so add that pain to my chemo sickness and life was quite grand!

but now I'm finished with my treatments (except the breast reconstruction) and I need dental work done. I have insurance but it is craptacular. I just need some help. Maybe someone who can let me pay over time or donated services would be great. I'm not asking for a free ride, just someone who can let me pay over time.

I went to see a dentist on my insurance plan and he said after my insurance it would cost around $11,000 to fix my teeth. I ended up with 6 cavities and need 4 crowns etc etc etc!!! JEEEEZ!

I just want to get on with my life. It is really hard when your hair is about an inch long (at least I'm not bald anymore), you have no breasts and your teeth look like crap.

Of course all that but I am still glad to be alive!!! And I am very thankful to be here! I just wish I could feel pretty again.

If you know anyone who can help me please email me at imsati@gmail.com!

A creative outlet for those affected by or inspired by a loved one touched by Breast Cancer.

"Even if you live in a different part of the country, this is a great way for aspiring designers, or anyone whose life has been touched by breast cancer, to creatively express your feelings about the disease and support a great program. Get out your Bedazzler and the big bag of sequins because one of the requirements is that you cover every inch of fabric. Think big, in every sense.

For information on the contest, including submission guidelines, visit the Adelphi University events page."

http://www.adelphi.edu/communityservices/creativecups/

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Hi....I have breast cancer but rather than sit back and feel sorry for myself, I've decided to do something to help other women with similar diagnoses. As we all know, this is a frustrating disease and one that affects every one of our families in one way or another. Your wife, your daughter, your mother, your aunt, etc.

 I'm writing here to find some help in filling and distributing care packages to women with breast cancer. While I am traveling down my own "pink chapter" as I refer to it, I found there were things I needed to be organized and things that were just comforting and I wanted to save other women from having to search out these things and buying them. As we can see from posts on this site alone, insurance is a big problem, so are daily living expenses and while I don't ask for myself for those things (even tho I'm in the same situation as many in that regard), I am asking for donations to help me fill these care packages for women.

If you want more information, or wish to see my photo, please look at the website I've started toward this effort of giving. You'll find it at www.columbuspinkgive.com .

Please help me fill these care packages and provide whatever little comfort I can to cancer diagnosed women.

Hello,

I want to thank everyone for their time and contributions. My co-worker just recently found out she has breast cancer, it was a shock and a quick process to get her in to surgery, with a short notice. She is going to need help paying her doctor bills and morgage as she takes time off to recover and go thru extensive chemotheragpy. She is strong and I have no doubt about her fight against the cancer. She deserves the stability to be able to recover peacefully without having to worring about the bills and the roof over her head. I can not thank you enough for wanting to help or any suggestions on agencies who could help for such a cause.

All women should feel vulnerable to breast cancer and support fund raising for breast cancer as well. Any contribution will help, thanks again for your time and prayers. I would love nothing more than to help someone who is in need, with such a tramatic experience.

God Bless...please feel free to contact me with any suggestion or help @ ms_lenox@yahoo.com

Tanya 

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We have just found out that my wife Bonnie is diagnosed with stage III Breast Cancer.  She will need to go through extensive tests within the next two weeks to determine if the cancer has spread throughout her body or not.  Being only 47 yeras old you can imagine how deeply worried we are.  Bonnie already has Fybromialgia and coupled with Chemo therapy beginning next month we anticipate her being out of work for several months.

Losing her as a secondary income will be devastating for us.  We are meeting with an attorney next week to initiate bankruptcy procedings.  If we didn't go that route we would definitely lose our home and everything else in a very short time.  Even after this step there is no garauntee I can afford our 1st & 2nd mortgage by myself. 

I am a former Police Officer who has since changed careers after relocating.  I am also an active Volunteer Firefighter (Lieutenant) in my town and have thoroughly enjoyed serving others for more than 15 years in such capacity.  It is so hard for me to write this but this humbling experience widens our eyes as to how fragile our bodies are and can now sympathize with all the rest of you who are in need.

If you are in a position to help us in any way get through this and make it through this treacherous year I implore you to search your heart and do so.  I deeply love my wife of fifteen years and cannot write in words what she means to me.  There is so much more I would love to give to her or places where I would like to take her but jut cant do so with the finacial burden before us.  I can only pray that she makes it through this and we can enjoy each other for many more years. 

Thanks for reading this post.

I know none of you no me but my family and I are in need of help.  My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in February.  We just finished the chemo and etc about two months ago.  We now are preparing for another surgery on the 28th of this month.  This has placed a terrible financial burden on us to the point that we could loose our house and vehicles.  We have a 10 year old and 16 year old daughters and we are living paycheck to paycheck falling further and further behind.  I pray someone will be kind enough to help a hurting family.  My wife has been emotionally struck this year with her cancer and other family issues as one of her brothers had a heart transplant on July 4th  and one was hurt seriously in an accident.  Please help if you can, we don't wanna be rich we just want out of trouble.