Survivor Outreach Program

Probably there are hundreds of thousands of women who are living well after BC and choose not to visit these forums.  How do we get them here is hard to answer.

A friend who is a ten+ year survivor has a full life and chooses not to think about BC, thus does not want to frequent any medical forums.  She also does not go for checkups.  Her mindset is, "that was then, this is now."

A while back I encountered a woman at the library who saw my books on BC and stopped to ask if I was a survivor and when I said yes, she went on to tell me her story:  She said when her BC was discovered it was in her nodes and ribs.  The doctors did not give her any hope, nor did they recommend chemo, but she insisted on chemo and they gave in.  She said the chemo saved her life.  That was 16 years ago.  She too does not go for checkups.

I tend to think the women who choose not to come here don't want to be reminded of the past.  Maybe we'll all be in that position someday and wouldn't that be a nice place to be?