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Breast Cancer Petition

Subject: Be my bra

From a nurse: I'll never forget the look in my patients' eyes when I had to tell them they had to go home with the drains, new exercises and no breast. I remember begging the Doctors to keep these women in the hospital longer, only to hear that they would, but their hands were tied by the insurance companies. So there I sat with my patients, giving them the instructions they needed to take care of themselves, knowing full well they didn't grasp half of what I was saying, because the glazed, hopeless, frightened look spoke louder than the quiet 'Thank You' they muttered. A mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to remove cancerous breast cells/tissue. If you know anyone who has had a Mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient procedure. Let's give women the chance to recover properly i n the hospital for 2 days after surgery.    It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important. Please take the time and do it! Please send this to everyone in your address book. If there was ever a time when our voices and choices should be heard, this is one of those times.   If you're receiving this, it's because I think you will take the 30 seconds to vote on this issue and send it on to others you know who will do the same. There's a bill ca lled the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for pa t ients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the 'drive-through' Mastectomy where women are forced to go home just a few hours after surgery, against the wishes of their doctor, still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached.    Lifetime Television has put this bill on their Web page with a petition drive to show support. La st year over half the House signed on. PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below. You need not give more than your name, e-mail,state, and zip code.                http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php   This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to your friends and  family, and on behalf of all women, THANKS

What do I do with my old cell phone or used inkjet cartridge?  By Andy Whiteman

Deactivated cell phones may still be used for emergency calls by calling 911.  They may also be used for other calls by calling 611 and arranging alternate billing with the operator service you reach.  I suggest that you ask for rates before using this service.  If you want to dispose of your old cell phone, I suggest donating it to support Breast Cancer Research by clicking here .  You will receive a postage paid mailer to send the cell phone in.  PLEASE CLICK HERE TO RECYCLE CELL PHONES, INK JET CARTRIDGES, AND TONER CARTRIDGES FOR BREAST CANCER!

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Subject: Breast Cancer Stamp Booklet
We need those of you who are great at forwarding on information with your e-mail network. Please read and pass this on. It would be wonderful if 2007 were the year a cure for breast cancer was found!!!!
This is one email you should be glad to pass on. The notion that we could raise $35 million by buying a book of stamps is powerful! As you may be aware, the US Postal Service recently released its new "Fund the Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research. The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland. It is important that we take a stand against this disease that affects so many of our Mothers, Sisters and Friends.
Instead of the normal 37 cents for a stamp, this one costs 40 cents The additional 3 cents will go to breast cancer research A "normal" book costs $7.40. This one is only $8.00. It takes a few minutes in line at the Post Office and means so much. If all stamps are sold, it will raise an additional $35,000,000 for this vital research. Just as important as the money is our support. What a statement it would make if the stamp outsold the lottery this week. What a statement it would make that we care.
I urge you to do two things TODAY: 1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps.
2. E-mail your friends to do the same.
Many of us know women and their families whose lives are turned upside-down by breast cancer.
It takes so little to do so much in this drive.
We can all afford the $0.60. Please help & pass it on.

Breast Cancer stamps are available in booklet form from the U. S. Postal Service.  The price of the stamps contain a surcharge that goes to the Breast Cancer research fund.  Please visit your local Post Office or http://www.usps.gov