Boobs On Ice™ : Your Power of Communication: SharingHope.tv

Acs Disclaimer: Although I worked with the American Cancer Society's High Plains' Division on this project, I'd be telling you that it's something special in any case. Besides my part was very minor.

Anyone who knows me knows I'm not really geeky enough to do any of the tech part of what makes this something I think has potential. But I'm a person who believes in the power of communication. Sharing Hope tv has that covered and more.

What Sharing Hope TV allows cancer patients and their families to do is to share their stories, communicate their pain and joy and triumphs and disappointments, and learn from others' stories. It's got much more to offer than platitudes, brochures, a disembodied voice on the telephone.

As the press release explains, the hope is that this effort will

"...help connect cancer survivors, their friends and family members. SharingHope.tv allows users to upload video, audio, photos and artwork to tell their stories of cancer. Innovative for a non-profit organization, the new site relies almost completely on people outside of the organization to create its content.

Resource: Press release: American Cancer Society Channel for Cancer Stories

Website: http://www.sharinghope.tv/

I hope you'll take a peek and get familiar with what they are doing here, and that you will pass the press release and the website URL on to anyone you think may benefit.

Please continue to talk and to reach out. Please continue to share how this subject has touched your life and those around you.

Without communication, the fight against cancer, and it's effects on lives and families has little chance of succeeding.

About My Cancer

Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
My form of breast cancer is less common than others. In fact only about 6 to 8% of cases of breast cancer are the invasive form that is based in the lobules, not in the milk ducts.
Invasive, sometimes called Infiltrating, is a scary word. In most cases this form of breast cancer has been present for 8–10 years when detected by a mammogram or physical exam.
In my case there was clearly an area that felt thickened or dense on December 6, 2007. A mammogram the next afternoon was not able to detect it but it clearly appeared on ultrasound and was confirmed by multiple biopsies the same day.
During those 8 to 10 years the cancer took to become apparent to me, there has been plenty of opportunity for those invasive cells to get out of the breast and spread to the rest of the body.
It is after all, by definition, an invasive form of cancer.
Each year about 190 thousand women are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the US and about 40 thousand women will die of the disease. The larger the mass is when discovered the more risk. Mine had tentacled almost 5cm into the surrounding tissue and two other areas in the breast were discovered as well.
My chances of living another 10 years without cancer in another area are about 40%. The likelihood of one of my other underlying health conditions doing the job before that is 20%. it took a few months to get used to that idea.
Now though my attitude is that at least I know what I'm facing. It's just not what I expected. Life changes in an instant.

Boobs On Ice™

I wasn't supposed to be a candidate for breast cancer. And then I was diagnosed.

Your Power of Communication: SharingHope.tv

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