FORCE- Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
I've often spoken about FORCE (http://facingourrisk.org) on both LJ and my Blog.
It's a wonderful resource and support for people who are high risk for breast and ovarian cancer. I was lucky enough to have a local chapter when I lived in Boston. Now I'm in Memphis and there isn't a local chapter. While on line resources are great my friend Michelle and I decided we want to start a local chapter.
Since FORCE is a grassroots organization we need to raise some money to fund the chapter before we can officially start it.
http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/irenerodda/ireneroddasfundraisingpage
Every dollar helps, but even just sharing this page with friends and family helps get the word out.
For those who have been following along...my mastectomy was supposed to be April of 2011 but Ben was laid off. We decided to wait until January 2013 to have my surgery down here in Memphis. First off, Garrett starts school at 3 down here so that makes it easier on me. Second if we do it at the beginning of the year I can have the exchange surgery as well and only pay 1 out of pocket maximum on my insurance.
I'm lucky to have met my friend Michelle (met her through FORCE) because she's gone through the same surgery and hooked me up with her amazing doctors down here.
I do hope people can help us out and donate just a few dollars to this great cause. It's important to both of us to get this off the ground and going.
It's a wonderful resource and support for people who are high risk for breast and ovarian cancer. I was lucky enough to have a local chapter when I lived in Boston. Now I'm in Memphis and there isn't a local chapter. While on line resources are great my friend Michelle and I decided we want to start a local chapter.
Since FORCE is a grassroots organization we need to raise some money to fund the chapter before we can officially start it.
http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/irenerodda/ireneroddasfundraisingpage
Every dollar helps, but even just sharing this page with friends and family helps get the word out.
For those who have been following along...my mastectomy was supposed to be April of 2011 but Ben was laid off. We decided to wait until January 2013 to have my surgery down here in Memphis. First off, Garrett starts school at 3 down here so that makes it easier on me. Second if we do it at the beginning of the year I can have the exchange surgery as well and only pay 1 out of pocket maximum on my insurance.
I'm lucky to have met my friend Michelle (met her through FORCE) because she's gone through the same surgery and hooked me up with her amazing doctors down here.
I do hope people can help us out and donate just a few dollars to this great cause. It's important to both of us to get this off the ground and going.