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Tina’s Personal Promise

Submitted by Fight Pink Team on Wednesday, 22 October 2008No Comment

Many of you know about my experience with breast cancer, but you may not know that I also experienced a malpractice situation prior to my diagnosis.

Despite being a very private person, I have decided to share my story in an effort to help others. Over the last three years I have been writing a book about my experience, If I Just Breathe, and it is now available for purchase on my website. In about 14 days, it will be available on Amazon .com.

Because breast cancer normally affects older women, there is very little information about how the disease impacts women under 40.

Breast cancer is a devastating blow to any woman, but young women often face a myriad of unique challenges, including higher mortality, threatened fertility, isolation, and a lack of informational resources targeted to our age group. I wrote the book so that I can share my story with other young women who are going through it and need hope, and for young women who do not have breast cancer, but need to know what to look for.

The book is also a fundraiser for two organizations that I believe in wholeheartedly, the Young Survival Coalition, and the I’m Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation. These two organizations will receive a portion of the profits. Please be aware that if you order the book on my website, more of your contribution will go toward these organizations. If you order on Amazon, they will take 40% off the list price, leaving less available for my donations.

Before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I thought I was too young. So did my doctors.

Young women need to know that they are at risk just by being a woman! Please help me make this book a success by ordering a copy for yourself, and another for a friend.

Every woman needs to know they are at risk for developing breast cancer, and my story will help you understand what I went through physically and emotionally after my breast cancer diagnosis, and how to reduce the risk of malpractice or a delay in the diagnosis.