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Revlon Run/Walk for Women
Sponsored by The Entertainment Industry Foundation
Los Angeles Coliseum May 8, 1999 - It is a Mother’s Day event that some
mothers and daughters were unable to attend. Yes, the placards on the back
of the runners and walkers said it all. I’m participating in memory of
my mom or in honor of my sister. So many people who cared so much. They
run or walk in memory of or in honor of someone who has faced the battle
of breast cancer. Emotions ran freely, from enthusiasm to sorrow. There
was passion on the faces of each runner and walker participating along
the streets of Los Angeles adjacent to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The finish line
was flooded with those who have completed their mission; some with tears
streaming down their faces, others with smiles and still those with somber
expressions. They were young and old, male and female. Those who participated
included young mothers with strollers, husbands, families, friends, teenagers
and the lone walker. There was the fastest of runners and the determined
patient who is still undergoing chemotherapy.
We want to thank
Revlon, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, the Davis Group and each
of our team members who once again made this event a memorable day.
There were 43,000
individuals who registered along with 7,000 spectators, volunteers
and vendors in attendance. This year this event raised $4.4 million
to benefit breast cancer research.
You can continue to
support the Revlon Run/Walk and its beneficiaries year round by calling
the Davis Group at 310-395-6779. To join Team WINABC #112 click here
to contact us. top
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Breast Cancer
Research Stamp Update
The United States Postal
Service announced on April 1, 1999 that $6 million has been raised for
breast cancer research in the past eight months. The stamp is an
overwhelming success and they have printed an additional 89 million stamps
to help with the demand.
This unique fundraising
stamp is a two-year pilot through July 2000. If sales continue at this
rate, it is expected that this little affix will be sticking around for
a long time. top
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Volunteers of the Quarter
The lifeblood of our
organization is our volunteers. We’d like to thank the following individuals
who dedicated themselves unselfishly so that we may achieve our goals. Robert Blechman
Nancy Corti
Diamond Bar Rainbow
Girls
Yolanda Duron
Jane Fisher
Kirsten Fountaine
Zenayda Fuentes
Desirée Gaines
Larry Gaines
Selma Gaines
Lynne Garcia
Linda Garrett
Arlene Kantorowski
Lori Logan
Denise Maciel
Dan & Peggy Mullen
Barbara Pettigrew
Elise Rose
Marilyn Steinman
Adrian Vecchione
Brenda White top |
Breast Reconstruction
After Mastectomy
Are you
considering breast reconstruction? How do you choose a good plastic surgeon?
Which questions do you ask the plastic surgeon? Will your insurance
cover this procedure? How long is the average recovery period?
Thousands of
women have successfully completed breast reconstruction after having a
mastectomy. Many women may also benefit from immediate breast reconstruction
performed at the time of their mastectomy surgery.
Reasons for
reconstructive surgery vary widely. There is no set age that women need
to be in order for them to feel that this procedure is beneficial. Women,
both young and mature, have found that, by having reconstruction, they
reclaim their sexuality and the ability to feel like a whole woman
again.
I had reconstruction
for me.
No one else, just
me.
Recently, Breast
Buddies, Lynn Garcia and Denise Maciel were interviewed by Lifetime Television
for Women for the New Attitudes television show. They revealed their personal
views of breast reconstruction and their reasons for choosing their particular
procedures. I had breast reconstruction for me. No one else, just me. said
Lynne Garcia who had a delayed free flap procedure.
Also sharing
their stories was thirty-year-old Zenayda Fuentes and twenty-eight year
old Kirsten Fountaine. Zenayda decided to have immediate breast reconstruction
with an expander. She said she chose this procedure and met with her plastic
surgeon prior to her mastectomy because she knew that she wanted to feel
as normal as possible after surgery. Kirsten is still awaiting reconstruction
and looks forward to her surgery this August.
Breast reconstruction
surgery is an option for many women. Age is not a determining factor for
women choosing reconstruction. Women both young and in their 70’s opt for
this procedure. How do you find a good plastic surgeon? Start with a :
Recommendation from
a friend who had a similar procedure.
Recommendation from
a family doctor or operating room nurse.
Board-certified by
American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Listed by the American
Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS) (847-228-9900).
Has privileges to do
your procedure at accredited hospital.
Completed residency
in a specialty related to your procedure.
Incomplete ways of
choosing a plastic surgeon:
* The Yellow Pages
listing
* Other advertising
* Media mention
*General physician
Warning!!!! Maybe this
doctor isn’t for you if they:
Do not have hospital
privileges for your procedure.
Are certified in an
unrelated specialty.
Are unwilling to answer
your questions.
Have completed residency
in an unrelated specialty.
Have an unprofessional
office or personal appearance.
Are impatient or have
an arrogant manner.
Pressure you to add
unnecessary procedures.***
*** Information supplied
by the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive -----Surgeons top |