I Have Breast Cancer

Yes, we are aware that it is November and Breast Cancer Awareness Month was October. At

Vimacel™ we believe that every month of the year should be focused on the education and

research of breast cancer.

While your chances of getting breast cancer increases as you age, breast cancer can and does

strike people of every age. Sadly, too often we hear stories of women who assumed they were

too young to get breast cancer and ignored the warning signs such as a breast lump or unusual

discharge.

The stories are numerous and the journey‟s these young patient‟s take are nothing short of heart

wrenching—receiving the diagnosis of breast cancer is devastating setting off a flood of

emotions and a rollercoaster ride of treatments and appointments—the MRIs, the chest x-rays,

EKG, blood work, biopsies, and piles and piles and piles of insurance forms—and then the

treatments begin.

How can this be happening to me? This happens to other people, but not to me. How do I tell

my husband? How do I tell my children? How do I tell my mother and father and brother and

sister? I feel like I‟m in a scenario out of a movie—and I‟m the leading actress—and I definitely

do NOT want to be in this movie. My world had imploded in the matter of hours and my life is

going to drastically change.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, can prepare you when you hear those four words, “you have breast

cancer”. If you are one of the very few fortunate people whose life has not been touched by

cancer, count your blessing. Just go online and read the stories…and you will understand the

need, the immediate need, for the education of breast cancer.

With the „Pinktober‟ of the month of October, most of us are aware of breast cancer, but I feel

we are sorely lacking in the education of breast cancer. This lack of education is felt by cancer

patients worldwide. As Jenn writes on her blog named Jenn‟s Cancer Blog, “I‟m pretty sure I

knew it existed [cancer] without everything turning pink. Why don‟t we take a little time to

educate? I‟ve certainly been educated and I hope that less people have to get their education the

way I did. Pinktober spreads an image of breast cancer far and wide. That image is polished,

attractive, cute even. I call it the fluffy pink cancer, the nice one, the “easy” one if you believe

the hype.”

For people like Jenn and the tens of thousands of breast cancer patients worldwide, Vimacel™ is

looking for answers—research and education—looking for natural botanical ways to boost your

own immune system.

One of the most important things you can do for someone diagnosed with breast cancer is to

listen to them—really listen. Most people don‟t ask for help easily and „help‟ is truly essential to

their fight. People like Jenn‟s need to share their story—their stories are education. Follow her

breast cancer blog at jennscancerblog.wordpress.com.

If you know of someone with cancer consider volunteering your time to help drive them to their

appointments, cook a meal for them, watch their children for them, or put a „care package‟

together for them. These are just a few of the small things you can do to show that you are

thinking of them.

And through this education our hope at Vimacel™ is to find alternative ways of treating overall

health. We really believe Vimacel™ will help millions of individuals around the world. Let‟s

start this journey together.