Pink Ladies - Breast Cancer Awareness

Spreading the love through my fiction

I am so overjoyed by the response I have gotten to my novel "Mama's Comfort Food." This novel follows one woman's journey through breast cancer treatment, and provides laughter and insight along the way.

At the start, I pledged a percentage of my profits to an area group here in my home of Tallahassee, Florida: a non-profit group affliated with one of our hospitals, that supports breast cancer patients in many ways.

This is my small way of helping. Sometimes, as I see my friends and relatives challenged by this disease, I feel so powerless. No more. I can, and will, make a difference!

My love to all of you who are facing down breast cancer, or who have family members and friends who are. Please know there are people out there who are sending love and light your way.
Rhett DeVane
Southern fiction author of "Mama's Comfort Food"

Author with a Pink Lady cause

I have lost friends to breast cancer, plus more have been diagnosed. I decided several years ago to use my writing to help in some small way, so I started donating a portion of my book royalties to A Woman's Place, a group of folks in my city (affiliated with one of our hospitals) that help breast cancer patients with information packets and much, much more.

My latest novel, "Mama's Comfort Food", centers around a woman who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, who then returns to her small southern hometown to seek support as she undergoes treatment and mends her life.

I urge anyone who is facing this disease, or knows of others, to read this novel. It offers laughter, hope and light where they are much needed. As with my other books, a portion of any sales from this book will be donated to help others battling the dragon.

My love and light to all of you on your journeys.

Rhett DeVane, author
www.rhettdevane.com

A salute to the ladies

From a man's perspective I wanted to tell all the ladies fighting breast cancer not to ever give up and never lose your desire to live. Stay positive as positive mind leads to miracles. May God bless you all.

Be Strong!!

I have just had a bilateral masectomy feb.9,2010. I guess next chemo. I have a sense of humor that keeps me and my family going with a lot of prayers. I know I have to stay positive and be strong for myself and my family! Thank goodness for all my Family, friends, and coworkers supporting me through this!! I,m also thankful I found Pink Ladies!I will keep everyone updated. Hang in there with me and keep your sense of humor.Love and Prayer conquer all!If you would like to share your stories or need someone to talk to my e-mail is

My lady has breast cancer

My name is Ian and the lady in my life was diagnoused with breat cancer last week. She has been to 4 doctors In Gauteng and they all want too amputait. Emmie is presently in the USA at the Oshkosh air show with her sons they both live over there wicth is good for her at the moment. On her arrival back home they what to perform the opperation and I would like to know is there not any other tests or program she can attend before they perform this procedure. Emmie can be contact her on emmieo@gbgold.co.za or myself at long.ian64@gmail.com . Thanks from her waterboy

Wanting To be Prepared

I went in for my regular mammogram and they are now sending me for another mammogram and an ultrasound. There was an assymetric nodule on my left breast. I am not sure what to be thinking at this time.

In 1970 my mother had a small pea size lump that was found to be cancerous. They did a radical masectomy on her. We have come a long way I know. She is still with us today. I am just very nervous about what my diagnosis will be and want to be informed and prepared as to what maybe lying ahead for me.

Second Occurrence

My mom was diagnois with brest cancer at 35yrs old she beat that battle which included a mastectomy. When she was 56 she passed from ovarian cancer which when detected its usually to late because of no known symptoms.

In Dec of 2007 I was diagnois with Rt. breast Cancer which I had to indure chemotherapy, Radiation with no signs of it passing to my lymph nodes. In Nov 2008 I was again diagnois with breast cancer in my Left Breast with no movement in the lymph nodes but this time only radiation was needed.I have had 8 surgeries in 15th months.

Advocates for the cure,

Several of my friends and I are planning to walk in Washington DC in October this year. We must raise $2300 each! One of our fundraising projects is to make and sell a cookbook, promoting a healthful lifestyle by providing tasty recipes which are low in fat and sugar. As you probably know, in the last 20years there has been a preponderance of evidence indicating a link between what we eat and our chances of developing cancer. It is important to get the word out and give women (and men) healthy meal options that also taste good.

I would greatly appreciate receiving recipes that have been tried and true, that you believe to be healthful and we can include in our cookbook. Also any inspiring stories, comments or pictures we could use to personalize this book would be most useful.

13 yr old girls on traveling volleyball team for cancer awareness

Eleven 13 year old girls have made the cut and now is on their way to play on a traveling volleyball team in Hannibal, MO called "The Hannibal Pink Ladies". They are playing in honor of those who have courageously fought and won the battle and in memory of those who fought the fight, and lost. One team members mother won her recent battle against breast cancer so for she and her friends on the team, it is a very personal team. Not only will they learn to serve those in their community and to give back to them, but become part of team, building skills and techniques, becoming better volleyball players while staying healthy and continue to learn to make the right decisions in life. If anyone is interested in sending a note to these girls, my home e-mail address is brokes@sbcglobal.net. For them to know that someone unknown to them is cheering them on as much as they are for you, would touch them in ways only imagined by the impossible.

Breast Cancer Twice?

Hi everyone,

I was wondering who out there may have had BC twice. I had a lumpectomy on my left breast in 2002, followed by chemo and radiation, then low and behold, this year, was diagnosed with another lump in the right this time, you could have knocked me over with a feather. I am going through chemo at the moment following another lumpectomy and having radiation later in the year. My original lump was 2.5cm and no nodal involvement, however this one was only 11mm and was already in the nodes. What is going on, I drink a bit (that is, used to) but live relatively healthily. I was just curious to see if many others had had the same diagnosis.

Cheers, Tania.