"I am a 63 year old mother, sister and grandmother. I am a woman who is absolutely happy about life, even with cancer. In April of 2006 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was advanced due to my own denial of the lump that I have found. As it grew, I became horribly anxious, as you can well imagine. My anxiety was not about the cancer. I knew that great strides had been made in the oncology field for breast cancer. My extreme anxiety was due to financial concerns because I had lost my health insurance following a divorce after 30 years of marriage. All I could think of was that I would lose my savings and my home and what good would I be to my kids and grandchildren if I became dependent. I became aware of Pretty In Pink Foundation through my navigator, and little did I know that an army of Kinights on white horses was on its way.
"Throught this special Foundation, I have never felt so cared for in such a way that all I had to worry about was getting well. One of the most exciting days was the day I received an 'insurance card' from Pretty In Pink. I was able to get through the next stage of chemo, surgery, hair loss, more chemo and radiation with a positive attitude and a minimum of worry and pain. To tell you the truth, the feeling I had was one of being mothered. It was wonderful and inspiring. The feeling of being cared for so well was everything I could have prayed for.
"I am still in treatment and my medical care continues to be the best I could ever want and I continue to fight. I am now volunteering with the foundation as helping others in my same boat as I, is the icing on the cake. I can more than understand the gift of saving lives that could be lost because of lack of money. Believe me when I say, Cancer can bring many gifts. At the top of my gift list is Pretty In Pink Foundation."
Carol - Raleigh, NC