Mastercard Priceless Parody to Promote Breast Cancer Awareness

19 Jun, 2008

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1. Joanna said on:

   June 20, 2008 at 3:45 am

   You go girl! I was 39 when I was diag­no­sed. For­tu­na­tely, my doctor’s atti­tude was dif­fe­rent, and we took care of it imme­dia­tely. I’m proud to say I’m a 13 year sur­vi­vor! Please also urge all women to act imme­dia­tely if they suspect–to never delay.

   A long life to you Sylvia,

   Joanna

2. Michelle said on:

   June 20, 2008 at 5:20 pm

   Hi there,

   thanks for rai­sing awa­re­ness. This is such a won­der­ful story to tell and surely ins­pring to many.

   Just one thing about the video… am I the only one who thinks the music is a miss-​​match?

   Hope you will help to save many,
   Michelle

3. Audrey Shaffer said on:

   June 23, 2008 at 12:44 pm

   I was 37 when I was diag­no­sed the first time. Lum­pec­tomy and radia­tion, good to go.

   Three years later, a sus­pi­cious thread of cal­ci­fi­ca­tion on my mam­mo­gram. “Pro­bably just scar tis­sue,” the doc­tor said. I wan­ted it biop­sied any­way. He agreed.

   The thread WAS just some cal­ci­fi­ca­tion in the scar tis­sue. But the biopsy found the most deadly, rea­pidly sprea­ding form of breast can­cer in the appea­ringly healthy tis­sue around the thread.

   Caught it before it had a chance to put down roots. Mas­tec­tomy two weeks later. Clear lymph nodes, no chemo needed.

   I’m can­cer free for 8 years now! I have per­so­nally “con­vin­ced” (in some cases, drag­ged) 15 other women to have mammograms.

   In those 15, we found 3 benign tumors. 3 with fibroids that need to be watched. 2 with breast can­cer, that have sur­vi­ved because it was caught early.

   Drag the peo­ple you love. They will thank you in the end.

   Hmmm…that reminds me that I need to call my daugh­ter. I think it’s time for her next chec­kup.

   Audrey

4. Suzan St Maur said on:

   July 8, 2008 at 2:41 pm

   Way to go Sylvie!

   I’ll be in Ottawa (well, Wake­field and Ottawa) for a few days in early August so if you are around myabe we can catch up for that cup of cof­fee and a chat.

   SUZE

5. susan from gel burners said on:

   July 9, 2008 at 6:49 am

   What??? 100 USD for the mam­mo­gram??? It should be for free! Or here it is for free. But why would any­body take 100 for a pro­ce­dure which takes less then 5 minu­tes???
   My mums mother had can­cer, but they cured her. But when my fathers mum had can­cer, she went to the doc­tor too late and she died… I wish she would go to the doc­tor soo­ner…
   I go to the gynae­co­lo­gist every year and because I’m just 21, he sends me on the mam­mo­gram once in two years. But from the time I go there, I take there every year my mum with me and she goes on the mam­mo­gram every year and I’m proud of her because of that.

6. pligg.com said on:

   July 22, 2008 at 3:35 pm

   Breast Can­cer Vic­tory is The Diary of a Breast Can­cer Survivor…

   Syl­vie For­tin and her breast can­cer sur­vi­vor story aim to pro­mote breast can­cer awareness,…

7. Breast Cancer Awareness said on:

   November 25, 2008 at 6:36 am

   Hi,
   Actually i want to gather infor­ma­tion on breast can­cer awa­re­ness and i found that this blog gives the really good infor­ma­tion on breast cancer.I have also some infor­ma­tion on breast can­cer awareness.

8. Minas Chrysopoulo, MD said on:

   November 29, 2008 at 1:59 pm

   Syl­vie,

   Thanks for put­ting this blog together. The more info out there about breast can­cer the bet­ter. This is a sub­ject that I feel very pas­sio­na­tely about as I face it everyday.

   Please also take a moment to con­si­der pos­ting something about breast recons­truc­tion surgery.

   Unfor­tu­na­tely many women are made to feel that recons­truc­tion is an “after thought”… a cos­me­tic pro­ce­dure for the vain. This could not be further from the truth. Breast recons­truc­tion is not a cos­me­tic pro­ce­dure… it is every woman’s right.

   Best wishes to you and please keep posting!

   Dr Chry­so­poulo
   http://​breast​-can​cer​-recons​truc​tion​.blogs​pot​.com
   http://​diep​-flap​-breast​-recons​truc​tion​.com
   http://​www​.prma​-Enhance​.com

9. Gary Simpson said on:

   December 22, 2008 at 1:34 am

   Hi Syl­vie,

   I was just across at your hubby’s blog and saw the link, so across I came.

   Nice video! It’s a bit weird that I am the only bloke com­men­ting here.

   Think posi­tive. You will WIN!

   Best Wishes,

   Gary Simp­son
   Australia

10. Camille Dangerfield said on:

    April 7, 2009 at 9:43 am

    Awa­re­ness is SO impor­tant! Your story is an ins­pi­ra­tion. I hope you are doing well

11. shercyramos said on:

    August 24, 2009 at 9:43 am

    Thanks for rai­sing awa­re­ness about this. I also have a cou­sin who is in the same con­di­tion as yours. I pity her, but rea­ding your artic­les made me see her in a new way. I have also rea­li­zed that I have to stop fee­ling pity for her. You ins­pire me.

12. Mary said on:

    January 20, 2010 at 6:31 pm

    There is this new tele­vi­sion series called The Gene­ra­tions Pro­ject. This coming Mon­day  they are sho­wing an epi­sode about a Hawaiian woman who is a breast can­cer sur­vi­vor. Its a really ama­zing story.

    You can watch in online http://​www​.byu​.tv/ or on BYU Tele­vi­sion
    It airs on Mon­day night at 8pm MST

    Here’s the show’s web­site. http://​www​.byub​.org/​t​h​e​g​e​n​e​r​a​t​i​o​n​s​p​r​o​j​e​ct/
    (Now sho­wing on the web­site is a story about a young lady who tra­ces back can­cer in her family tree)

    I just thought you might be interested.

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