Tonight I went to my first political rally! I happen to live in Sacramento and was invited to attend on behalf of all the breast cancer survivors out there. My good friend Sonia (who is 5 years cancer free) and my new friend Allison (who is 8 years cancer free) joined along as we stood at the State Capital and rallied together for support. If our lovely (and I use that term loosely) governor has his way, our state will no longer fund mammograms and treatment for women who do not have medical insurance as of July 1st. We went to stand up for women's rights and to put a face on cancer. There's already a program in affect that is called "Every Woman Counts" and if he eliminated that, then the funds will be taken away from those who do not have insurance. We wanted to send the message that "Every Woman Does Count" and that we need to continue to fund and treat those who need it the most, women without health care. We also wanted to get the message across that if women wait until they're 50 for their first mammograms, that there would be a whole lot less of us around. I was diagnosed a couple months ago at age 43, I wouldn't be here if I had to wait. Sonia & Allison were both in their 30's when they were diagnosed. So you see....DON'T wait until you're 50! It's a few minutes out of your day, to equal the rest of your life!! Don't put it off, have a mammogram today!!
I haven't always had health care and it's by the grace of God that I did not get diagnosed during that time. I waitressed for many years and couldn't afford to go to the doctors that often. Had I been diagnosed back then, I wouldn't have known what to do and I probably would have ignored the signs.
Thank you God for only giving me what I can handle. And thank you again for the wonderful friends that I've met along the way.
Peace to you all ♥ Love, Genie
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Good Morning, Genie:
ReplyDeleteYou blog post is the MOST touching yet.
Your political action will serve to others who are "on the fence" to step forward and help.
As you know, since they started saying Mamo-grams @ 50 vs 40, the health care experts have 'poo-pooed' 50 idea for the EXACT reasons you state.
I'm SO proud to have you as a daughter.
THANKS.
Charley
I was so proud to stand next to you to show our passion for protecting the PINK! I had so much fun that night...not just doing the Ralley but getting to know you better--gotta say...you are so much fun...you are a warm warm heart...you are such an amazing role model to your children and other survivors and I am so proud to call you my friend. I thank God for helping us to cross paths and meet. See you at your spa treatment!!
ReplyDeleteHere's the cool video with us in it!
http://videos.sacbee.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=10257954&item_index=&genre_id=00000291