Help Stop the Drive Through Mastectomy

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Monday, March 24, 2008
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A mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order toremove cancerous breast cells/tissue. If you know anyone who has had a Mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient procedure.Let's ...

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Thank you
Maria Gifford
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 01:04 PM

Hello Pat,

Thank you for bringing this very important subject to the forefront for us. We must continue to do all we can to help educate women about their options and support them in their choices in the fight against breast cancer. Your contributions are much appreciated.

I welcome you to write again with more information to share.

Best,
Maria

re: Thank you
Pat Michels
Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 03:19 PM

Thank you, there are some people who don't understand the importance of this and it is very sad. Having breast cancer or any cancer is hard enough, some women can cope with going home early, but some women don't have a support group or family to help them. I think it should be left up to the woman and her doctor, not the insurance companies.