My mother died of breast cancer in 1996. I am a breast cancer survivor since 2002 and seeing what my mom went through I was aware of how devastating this disease can be. I went through the surgery, radiation and chemo and financial down fall that follows - even with insurance. I was faithful to get all follow-up test and mammograms. I had just began to really get on with my life and recover a little bit financially when I was laid of from my job due to outsourcing. I also lost my health/life insurance benefits. My husband was in the process of picking up the insurance but 2 weeks before our insurance was to go into affect my husband died suddenly of a heart attack. This left us uncovered. I took all I had to bury him. 20 days after my husband died I became sick and ended up on life support in intensive care not expected to live. But I did survive but still trying to recover today. Needless to say I was left in financial ruins. No doctors world even see me because I did not have insurance. I literally went to every organization out there to try to help of any kind (with my mortgage to try to save my house, with utility bills, with food for myself and my dog) and was denied help from every organization. And government Help-- (medicaid and medicare) THAT IS JUST A JOKE!!!! I can't believe I was forced to pay into that for 35 years Well, I lost EVERYTHING The breast cancer society was the ONLY one who treated me with respect and help me to get my mammogram and other testing. A big thank you to you. You are a super organization that really helps people. Thank you!!!

kathy quinn
Dayton, OH