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Please click on each Patient's Name to view that patient's website. The numbers reflect the date and age when diagnosed.
*** 2006 ***
Margie Rohwer
02/03/06, 42
Lori Bernhardt
02/14/06, 36
*** 2005 ***
Suzanne C
01/05, 45
Marylin Drace Olds
01/05, 54
Michelle Kopkowski Diekmeyer
01/10/05, 37
Pam Evans
02/28/05, 50
Linda Halverson
03/02/05, 57
Amy V. Enters
03/14/05, 38
Sally Osborne
03/17/05, 50
Robin Shanks
03/23/05, 34
M Evans
03/28/05, 23
Tracy Pontarollo
04/06/05, 39
Debra Miller
04/13/05, 51
Alyson Storck
04/16/05, 40
Betty
04/19/05, 59
Pamela Sheldon
04/25/05, 53
Kathy M. Dorsey
05/05/05, 48
Danielle Barker
05/05/05, 33
Sharon Ince
07/08/05, 59
Jo Marie Brenner
07/28/05, 43
Michele Ratcliff
09/14/05, 37
Teresa Sundstrom
11/05, 49
*** 2004 ***
Eileen Laughter
01/11/04, 53
Felice Berry
01/13/04, 55
Anya Krugovoy Silver
02/04, 35
LeAnn Haling
03/03/04, 54
Lili Cierley
03/31/04, 50
Lora Bronken
06/29/04, 45
Peggy Freshour Osborne
07/08/04, 72
Doris Nickel
07/22/04, 65
Anne-Marie Ingersoll-Stroubos
07/28/04, 47
Norma Staffiero Arviso
08/17/04, 63
Betsy
08/23/04, 57
Karen Ann Tulock
09/01/04, 61
Judy Wilson
09/23/04, 57
Patricia White
09/30/04, 48
Cheryl
10/14/04, 46
Sherrie Deen
11/02/04, 49
Cynthia Hill
11/19/04, 45
Ann Sago
11/24/04, 55
Sue Gardner
12/03/04, 44
Rachelle
12/04, 40
Jana Capps
12/10/04, 52
Kay Caruso
12/21/04, 77
*** 2003 ***
C. Jodie Ransom
01/15/03, 49
Karen Bretherton
01/03, 63
Mia
01/27/03, 35
Bonita Keely
02/03, 35
Teresa T Gonce
02/06/03, 46
Susan
04/15/03, 57
Glenda Allen
04/23/03, 58
Jane Mitchell
04/30/03, 34
Patricia Ann Jackson
05/03, 56
Aimee Kristine Shaw
05/20/03, 30
Annalee Do
05/27/03, 29
Linda Joan Hill
05/29/03, 49
Maureen Tanya Waller (Australia)
06/01/03, 59
Katie Stewart Waegele
06/10/03, 46
LeAnn Anderson
06/13/03, 34
Annie Proffit
06/24/03, 54
Kathleen C. Moran
07/01/03, 43
Martha Wellman
07/07/03, 44
Sandra A. Ashworth
07/15/03, 48
Bette W
07/22/03, 54
Janet McDonald
07/24/03, 26
Juanita Floryan
07/03, 50
Jody Zaerr
08/03, 36
Robin Lindholm
09/03/03, 48
Loretta Schumacher
09/04/03, 46
Janet Kay Filidoro
10/13/03, 56
Carol Cleveland
10/21/03, 54
Leeza Torres
11/22/03, 34
Karen Lang
12/11/03, 51
*** 2002 ***
Rebecca Lyall
01/02, 50
Wendy
02/07/02, 36
Louise 'Louie' Parker
02/12/02, 54
Anne (in Cincinnati)
02/14/02, 43
Julie
03/1/02, 44
Janis
03/12/02, 46
Stacy
03/22/02, 54
Katlady
04/15/02, 35
Carol Walske
04/16/02, 47
Carolyn
04/25/02, 49
Dannette
04/26/02, 53
Diane
04/30/02, 37
Elovene Youngquist
05/02, 54
Rosemary Donnolly
05/01/02, 47
Andrea
05/03/02, 32
Robi Fleming
05/10/02, 45
Janet Rae
05/19/02, 48
Kathy
05/30/02, 40
Terri
06/21/02, 28
Martha Baughman
07/09/02, 52
Laurie Rounds
07/31/02, 47
Judy Near
08/09/02, 49
Mindy Beers
09/13/02, 44
Jane Harness
09/17/02, 47
Connie Alvis
10/08/02, 55
Lynn
10/08/02, 37
Genevieve Ausilio
10/02, 69
Pamela Mink
10/02, 46
Jackie Macpherson
11/02, 42
Please go to the Hgh website for patients diagnosed in 2001 and prior years.
Warrior Women
You join an army of wounded women, who wear pretty clothes that conceal the scars and the pain and who summon brave smiles to camouflage anxiety. We each share a touching, intimate memory of a day that changed our lives forever.
A memory of a morning shower when we touched our breasts and cried. A long last look in the mirror, as we said good-bye. Good-bye to vanity. Good-bye to self pity. We haven't the time. We measure life in moments, diet pills and momentum.
We are the meaning of lifelong friends. Bosom buddies gathering strength from one another. We are courageous. We are proud. A circle of women, we span the globe, and we have touched eternity.
There is a word that strikes fear in our hearts--the word is recurrence. We try endlessly to search the reason. We valiantly fight to find the cure. We do so for daughters, granddaughters and for friends and ourselves.
We do so for the women who have gone before us. With each loss we feel tremendous anger. We rage. We taste fear. But with each loss our capacity to love deepens. It grows, it ripens, it blooms.
Each precious moment on this earth is a gift. We will not leave this gift unopened. We will not leave one smile undone. We will not leave one hug forgotten. We will not miss one opportunity to make a difference.
We are Women Warriors. Our casualties are high. The women who have gone before us have lost a battle with breast cancer, but they haven't lost the war.
We honor these women, we feel them, we remember them. We carry them with us, and we made each one a promise. A promise to never again look the other way.
We have breast cancer. We are alive.
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~ Author unknown ~
This site is dedicated to giving encouragement
to all IBC patients through the inspiring
stories of IBC patients who were diagnosed
in 2002 and more recently.
The wisdom, courage, and experiences of these
IBC Patients are invaluable for all of us,
and we thank them for sharing and giving all
of us courage for the future.
We are all Warriors in this battle against IBC.
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