"You have breast cancer." The words hang in the air in the sterile coldness of an examination room. The first reaction is often disbelief; followed by, "Am I going to survive? What do I do now?"
Once a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, she usually has very little time to make a treatment decision. That's 14 days to cope with the news, research options, fit in doctor's appointments, and figure out who will take care of her family and job during treatment and recovery. Now there is a place where women with early-stage breast cancer can find a new level of support and open arms from those who've been through it before. Voices of MammoSite is a new program supported by a website, VoicesofMammoSite.com, devoted to connecting newly diagnosed women with a network of extraordinary survivors who have confronted the challenges of breast cancer, specifically those who have fought it successfully with MammoSite® 5-Day Targeted Radiation Therapy. (The procedure is a partial breast irradiation treatment available to patients with early-stage breast cancer that can be completed in less than a week. The program is sponsored by Cytyc Corporation.)
At the site, visitors can read and listen to personal stories of breast cancer survivors, find a survivor of similar age and background who is willing to share her own experiences with breast cancer treatment and personally connect with her within 48 hours.
Available mentors include Donna, a 66-year-old retired nurse from Kentucky; Linda, a 58-year-old financial planner from Illinois; Carmen, a 47-year-old accountant from Arizona; and dozens more. They're women of all ages and ethnicities, from all over the U.S., who have one thing in common - they all successfully battled early-stage breast cancer and have volunteered to share their experiences with other women.
For more information, visit VoicesofMammoSite.com.
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Hello
I am contacting you as a breast cancer survivor, hoping you can help make all post-mastectomy women’s lives more comfortable.
Following my own mastectomy I was completely frustrated by the total lack of comfortable, functionable clothing that fit my needs as a breast cancer survivor.
Any woman who has had a mastectomy soon realizes that all sense of fashionable comfort is gone forever.
Either you’re wearing “the prosthesis” and are physically uncomfortable or you’re not wearing “the prosthesis” and are uncomfortable with your appearance.
My name is Anja Mullins, founder and CEO of Ann Jacqueline Design. I had an idea for a simple, attractive, one-piece garment that would eliminate the need to wear a post-mastectomy prosthesis.
Today my company, Ann Jacqueline Design, has developed and is marketing an innovative prosthesis free fashion line specifically for women who have had a single or double mastectomy.
Post mastectomy women no longer need to contend with the discomfort of wearing a bulky, heavy prosthesis that shifts within the pocket of the bra.
Women may now choose to wear a lightweight, pull-over, one piece prosthesis free, fashionable garment that can be worn in any social setting.
More than 200,000 women in the U.S. are stricken with breast cancer each year and there aremore than 2,000,000 breast cancer survivors in the United States alone.
My company is tailored to the specific needs of these women.
Please contact me at 619.729.4355 or visit:
www.annjacquelinedesign.com
or
www.ajdcancer.com
for more information.
Sincerely,
Anja Mullins
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