Where is the outrage?

I'm with you there, Leggo. What a shame to lose him so young. I am SO sorry. (Hug)

I'm in San Diego and would love to brainstorm ways to discover and publish what sgk does w money.

Does anyone know an investigative journalist who might be interested in working w us?

While excessive and disappointing, the shameful thing IMO isn't salaries. It's the fact that Komen misleads the public with their now-trademarked slogan, "For The Cure," when such a small percentage (only 18%, if I remember correctly) of their budget goes to research. The majority of it goes into more promotion of Komen and their awareness stuff, including probably outrageous legal fees in the past to block anyone else from even using the word "cure." That's what I find so revolting, as well as their affiliations (including major fundraising programs) with corporations whose products actually are implicated in increased the risk of cancer, and their obvious disassociation or denial about metastatic breast cancer. Sadly, we've proven that breast cancer can't be cured with awareness.

I think many people have already gotten the message that SGK has serious flaws, and IMO simply focusing on bad rapping them publicly may not help as much as it turns people off about the benefit of donating anywhere. I don't have the answers, but we need to find a positive forward message -- whether that's putting whatever energy and clout we have behind StandUp2Cancer or Susan Love's Army of Women, both of which focus on research, or something else. JMO. Deanna

They post how much goes to program on Charity Navigator. Komen's program includes awareness so it is lumped together with research. Even then they rank below others. At the bottom they show other charities addressing same issues and almost all the others are higher rated.

And lest I forget, those moronic "live well" commercials I mentioned earlier. Air time costs what? 200 grand in primetime? And unless she donated it, the rights to the song?  That they have plenty of money for. 

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dlb823  Thank you for sharing the blog by Beth.  I did not know how to post here!  Very powerful

The Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference held by LBBC was this past weekend in Philly.  They have initiated a new program called "Hear My Voice"    I was fortunate enough to be part of the first "training class" with a group of amazing women.  Sunday AM we staged a die-in, like a sit in, to represent the 108 women who die every day from MBC. ,  The goal for the HMV volunteers is to raise awareness about MBC.  We need to  let folks know we are here!   With awareness hopefully will come increased funding for research.    

I believe the LBBC site www.lbbc.org there are  photos and a video of the die in as well as videos of some of the conference speakers.     

Thank you Deanna for posting that article! This is the closest thing I have seen to the idea that I had with the mannequins.  We need this photo on billboards on every major highway in our country. 

With a caption of...108 women & men die of breast cancer in the united states every day, WE NEED A CURE!!!

I didn't watch the Night Shift last night but they included the topic of breast cancer...so much coverage, so many deaths but still no cure.

(I grew up with no grandmothers and only one grandfather until I was in about 6th grade when he past away, I am outraged that more than likely I will not be a part of my future grandchildren's lives.  I felt so left out when I saw the relationship that my friends had with their grandparents. This just sucks. I partially blame myself but it still hurts immensely.)

I like this thread, any more comments..

Adnerb, I blame myself a little for the stage IV but it's a long story.  I wish we all knew the cause, then we wouldn't be here maybe? Thank you for your kind words. 

leggo, I do agree that breast cancer has become more of a cliche than anything else and I think a lot of people see it as 'cancer lite.' (You, know, the Pink One) The number of people who are shocked at the idea that this could be life threatening is really eye-opening. Everyone expects that it will be cured and that I just need to stay strong and muscle through the experience so that I can come out transformed into a better person. Nobody's implied any such thing to other friends/relations with different cancers.

And I do want to tell you MusicLover, you're not alone in feeling that way. I'm 100% sure I know what caused my bc and I have some serious regrets that gnaw on me. I do try though, to look forward, not back so that the disease doesn't get the best of me. I do what I have to do to get those regrets out of my mind the minute they surface.