FIVE-Lifetime Movie about bc to air Monday 10/10/11

Yes they were on the View Friday, it Alicia Keyes, Demi Moore, and Jennifer Aniston, I,ll will watch and God Bless Us ALL.  msphil

I saw Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston, and Jenifer Hudson on Good Morning America  last week talking about it. They are three of the 5 directors for this movie and I want to watch it also. If you happen to miss it on Monday it will be on again Tuesday morning at 1:00 am and again on Saturday night at 8 pm (eastern) according to the lifetime network on line

Sheila.

I saw the interviews on The View. From what I understand they are fictional stories but I imagine well done. Jennifer, Demi and Alicia were directors. At least one of the stories has a sad ending and could be hard to watch, though that story is set in 1969.

I watched "Five".  Very well done film!

I watched FIVE....and I agree - cryfest.  Glad I watching it by myself.  It was good in that info the doctor (PEARL) shared with her patients seemed right on. 

I taped it last night.  Plan on watching it when I feel like a good cry!

Shannon-my daughter hooked me on Toddlers and Tiaras also. All the girls she danced with have said when they have little girls, they are bringing the "Grammas" (us) back for prep work. They have the hair mom, the makeup mom, the rehearsal mom, etc. all identified and laugh themselves silly over it.

Sure..funny now, but after you spend the equivalent of an inground pool every year on dance, show choir, and theatre for 15 years, and you try to hide it from the husbands, lol, the stress wears on you!

There was one time at out National Championships in Myrtle Beach, where my husband was in the pool with a couple other dads. My husband decided to enlighten them on what it cost to compete a solo number at nationals, as well as some of the costume costs. Mothers everywhere headed for the pool to shut him up! And he didn't even have all the figures.

Those were some great days!

I was so impressed by the movie and yes cryfest for me as well. I was a little apprehensive about watching it, but am very glad I did. Did anyone find themselves still watching something like this like you use to, before your BC, like anyone else. Thinking what a horrible thing it would be to go through what these women were dealing with, then realize you were. Very strange experience for me.

I agree rosie,thought it was just OK.

I agree with the "OK" review.  I cried ~ actually surprisingly more during the dancer's story?  Something about how she was young and "tough" and in the last scene with her husband..you could see her vulnerability and how frightened she was.  

There are a lot of things I wish they had in it...or explained more fully ~ like lifeiswonderful said ~ reconstruction options for example.  But how much can you do in 20 minute segments without losing the story by getting too technical I guess? 

Chickadee

I just wanted to say that yes 20% of the money is used for research but each local affiliate that raises money for example at the RFTC - keeps 80% of their money and then sends 20% on to corporate Komen for use for research. So ALL of that money that is sent in by all affiliates is used for research. The local affiliate gets to keep the other 80% to use in their own communities to ensure women are getting mammograms or access to services they need.

There is a lot of money from many organizations being pumped in to find a cure but we can't leave out women who also needs services. There are other organizations such as breast cancer research project that are strictly there for research.

I agree that the dancers story touched me the most, especially the last scene-I so put myself right there with her. End the end scenes of the movie, I was wondering since she wasn't in the scene if they were implying she didn't make it. I wish that part had been explained more.

I to am tired of seeing pink, mostly because it has never been my favorite color and yes I get annoyed of the constant reminder of the cancer, but I look at it this way, if even one dollar is generated for research, prevention, or treatment than it is worth it. I don't like the thought that any corporation could profit from our pain, but again, if it keeps even one women from dealing with this, if it keeps one family intact, if it saves one life, it is all worth it.

I heard the movie is fantastic. It comes on again on Lifetime this weekend at 8 and 12 am fri, sat, and sun.

Marketing vs. Research is always a concern. As a marketing professional, I thank God that BChas dollars flowing for marketing and awareness efforts. It is these efforts that ha e our disease at the forefront od visibility. With that visibility comes more emphasize to find treatments which leads to more dollars directed to the resrarch efforts. It is a big circle.



I have just spent a week with my bff, the nurse practitioner, and her husband, the doctor. we have had many medical discussions and they also note that if we didn't have the attention, we wouldn't have the options that are beginning to appear. For that reason, I tolerate this whole month of pink awareness, but I agree that it is annoying!