Hello, and thank you for
visiting. I have nothing to sell and ask no money, just five minutes of your
time to help save lives.
My name is Pip Wilson, I live in
Australia, and I am asking you to do something
for my friend, and for women all over the world.
This simple thing I ask will only take you about five
minutes to do, will cost nothing and has no strings attached.
My friend in the USA is Jeannine Wilson, and she is very ill with a
quite rare form of breast cancer called IBC (Inflammatory Breast Cancer).
IBC is not the same as other breast
cancers – it can be extremely hard to detect, even with good equipment,
and there might be no lump on examination.
Jeannine Wilson, or J-9 to her friends, is not a relative of mine,
and we have never met, except via the marvel of the Internet where we have
become firm friends. My hope is that she will again be riding her 750 cc
motorcycle, laughing constantly and baking cookies for the neighbourhood kids
who used to drop round after school for her warmth and wisdom.
Although she rarely complains, I have
had gained insight into the agonies and death that go with this disease. In
only one year, 50 women in J-9's Internet support group died. But death is
not inevitable. And you and I are not powerless.
Because I have seen just a little of how terrible IBC is, I
have requested and
received J-9's permission to create this page. Being one of the most caring
people I know, J-9 wants as few people as possible to suffer as she has, so
that's why I'm doing this. And it helps me not feel entirely powerless.
Stop Press!
Click to
see how this page might have saved lives in its first month!
All I am asking you to do is
read the few lines in
green below,
invite two or more of your friends to read it, and leave a message in this
Message Book. That's all.
You too, guys!! Come on, support the sisters! Tell your
buddies.
Read what others have told J-9
Tell J-9 you've read about IBC (read below first
please)
That's
all I ask you to do. I believe that the more people know about this
awful disease, the sooner there will be a cure. That's what J-9 taught me;
now I request that you pass on the knowledge to as many people you can.
Below is what I ask you to
read in the green text below, then
tell at least two people, then scroll back up and
sign the book and "Tell J-9 You've Read
It"! (And please urge email lists, clubs, organizations,
webmasters, etc to Tell J-9! There's a button below for webmasters.)
Thank you for taking the time,
Abundance and gratitude,
Pip
Wilson
PO Box 1246,
Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
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Please read this, tell two or
more others then
tell J-9:
What is
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
(IBC)?
IBC is an advanced and accelerated form of
breast cancer
usually not detected by mammograms or ultrasounds.
While only 1 to 4 percent of newly diagnosed cases
are IBC, 60 to 70 percent of all women with the disease do not live five years
beyond their diagnosis.
The Look and Feel of IBC
Unlike other breast cancers, IBC does not present itself as a lump, but as
inflammation. The symptoms a patient typically notices or feels include:
Sudden swelling of a breast, which
may look red, or feel itchy or warm;
Ridges or raised or pitted marks
(like the appearance of an orange peel) on breast skin;
Nipple retraction or discharge;
and/or
Swollen lymph nodes in the underarm
or above the collarbone.
J-9 says “RUN, don’t
walk!”
Jeannine
(J-9) Wilson, publisher of
Daily Planet News ezine, co-moderator
with Pip Wilson of
Almost Prophetic Quotes ezine, and who is
now being treated for IBC, writes:
“One of
the most important things to keep in mind is if it's diagnosed as an
infection and symptoms persist after 2 or 3 weeks of antibiotics, RUN, don't
walk, for a second opinion. Go for as many as it takes. The number of
doctors who persist in diagnosing as mastitis or clogged milk ducts is
alarming. IBC is difficult to find, even with the most sophisticated
scanning equipment. Most insurance companies just don't want to cover them
because of lack of clinical proof, and those on State stand even less of a
chance. I
diagnosed myself a month before the doctors did. By the time they gave me a
diagnosis I was already stage IV.
“I
am on an
IBC
discussion list
and it's very informative. These women are on the ball. I would suggest
anyone with the smallest amount of concern should join. Just listen for a
while, if it's more comfortable. The list is far from small talk. We compare
symptoms, treatments … A to Z. We need awareness and funds for research to
get treatment progressed from 'Drug of the month'.”
Now you've read
it! Thank you.
Now I invite you to tell at least two people and then ...
Tell J-9 you've read it!
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