Starting a charity

chatterbox2012

My name is Michael and I am in the UK. My wife, Janette died in March of advanced BC. Her original diagnosis was triple negative BC, her nodes were clear. In April last year she had a prophylactic breast removal and developed a hematoma. It was downhill from there and in November last year she was diagnosed with advance BC which had spread to her lung, on the same side as the hematoma. I don't know if there is a corrolation but I feel there is. As you can imagine it has been a traumatic time for my family and I.

I am basically kicking my heels at the moment. I had been so busy caring for Janette and now I have nothing to do. Janette came from a humble background with quite poor education and yet gained a PH'd and was a leading authority on Michel Foucault. I don't want her memory to die, as we, her family evenually die, so I have decided to establish a charity. What I am asking here is for ideas. I want the charity to be specific to triple negative but I am unclear at the moment on what areas to focus on. As it will be Uk based, funding of treatments is not an issue so I am asking for ideas on what areas I should focus the charity's efforts on; should it be education, research. sponsorship? Any ideas you may have will be gratefully received.

Thanks

christina1961

Hi Michael,

I am very sorry that your wife passed away in March.  What a wonderful tribute to her life to start a charity in her memory.  I am in the US so I cannot help with any ideas but wanted to let you know as a frequent participant on these boards, that you may get more activity on your post if you post on an already active thread.  There is a very active thread "Calling all triple negative in the UK" - where many post from the UK.  Wishing you all the best, Christina.

chatterbox2012

Thank you, I will post to that thread.