I too wish that it was a slow news week - with all the hub-bub about Michael Jackson's death - Farrah Fawcett's death and Jerri's death were overshadowed by the tabloid king's death!!!

Yes I am sorry that Michael died but I do not think his death is more deserving, if you will, of headlines than Jerri's or Farrah's death.  We had just watched Farrah's documentary of her illness, treatment and struggle a few weeks ago so we knew what her condition was and we had learned of Jerri's struggle with being so far away from treatment that she had to administer chemo to herself!!  What true superstars these ladies were and true icons to be admired and looked up to.  These two very special ladies were our heroes.  All of us survivors are fighters and we have won the battle so far and will continue to fight each obstacle that comes before us. 

Thank you Farrah and Jerri for sharing your personal story with so many of us - you have given so many people the courage to push on.

Thanks for sharing this, Phyllis. What you have quoted from Jerri's book is wonderfully inspiring. I will look for this book and read it for myself.

It would be nice if the media were to pay more attention to worthy people. A couple of weeks ago here in Oz a very special cancer surgeon died (of cancer, as it happens) and I couldn't help comparing the maudlin and extensive coverage of Michael Jackson's death with that of this doctor's death. It really makes me worry for the values of our young when truly good people are not deemed as newsworthy as entertainers.

Sue

I just blogged about her on my blog too, because she was the bravest breast cancer survivor of us all. I read her book also and it made me humble at my own treatments. I was a 10 minute warm car drive to cutting edge medicine to treat my breast cancer, not snowbound and freezing. She was a courageous woman and although most of us would never even consider going to the South Pole in the first place, she showed us all what survivorship is all about.