From Breast Cancer Patients And Medical
Providers (page 5)
What lies behind
us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared
to what lies within us. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
April 8, 1998
To Whom
Concerned:
...I
was recently diagnosed and successfully treated for
breast cancer. In the beginning of my realization of
my condition, I found the "Women's Information
Network" on the internet. I phoned and spoke with
Renee Gaines.
My
purpose in writing is to thank you for your wonderful
organization. Also, to give my heartfelt thanks once
again to Renee. In addition to providing me with a
wonderful package of information that literally lead
me out of the "dark places", she made me
feel loved and in some way gave me back the respect
that I had lost for my body.
Thank
you so much for your understanding and compassion. May
you always be blessed to continue with your heartfelt
endeavors.
-- LuLu
July 16th, 1996
To Whom it may
concern,
Regarding Elizabeth "Betsy" Mullen; it is my
pleasure to offer my recommendation and support to
this very dynamic lady. She has virtually
single-handedly put together a seminal organization
for the benefit of women with breast cancer. WIN ABC
(Women's Information Network Against Breast Cancer)
has thrived under her tutelage. It has brought many
resources to Kaiser's breast cancer patients in an
abundant and timely fashion. The materials and
resources are now being made available to the entire
community. WIN ABC has become a form of one-stop
shopping for information and resources for women at a
crucial and desperate time in their lives. It brings
the resources of the National Institute of Health and
American Cancer Society to those stricken with cancer
and who can benefit from having this information at
their fingertips!
WIN has also brought the "Wellness
Community" within the reach of our patients. She
initiated the collaboration of Kaiser, and its
members, with this valuable organization.
It has been a very positive experience to be the site
of her pilot project entitled "Breast
Buddies". This peer support program for women,
who have been newly diagnosed with breast cancer, has
proven to be a valuable source of emotional support
for patients. It has also proven to be a valuable
adjunct to the physicians who oversee and provide care
for these women. The tandem approach has proven
workable and the patients have benefited greatly as a
result.
Much has been accomplished over the last two years
thanks to this indefatigable lady. She is a great
resource to herself (She is a Cancer Survivor!) as
well as others. Supporting her plans for the future of
WIN ABC should yield multifold benefits in terms of
supportive cancer patient care.
Sincerely,
Robert L. Rudek, M.D.
Southern California
Permanente Medical Group
Until you try,
you don't know what you can't do. - Henry
James
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