Comments on: “Survivor” Jennifer Lyon Dies of Breast Cancer

By: Bea

Bea — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:16:26 +0000

Thank you for sharing this story and for continuing to encourage young women to do their self-exams. Breast cancer survival rates are among the highest of all cancers. Studies shown that women who exercise for atleast 30 minutes and 4 times a week can decrease the risk of having breast cancer.

http://good-health4you.blogspot.com/2010/02/breast-cancer.html

By: c123lt

c123lt — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:45:12 +0000

Cancer took first my mother and now my sister. I refuse to think what the odds are. I chronicle my own experience in the hopes that we each can do something that will provide meaningful knowledge or simply emotional support to either the patient or the caregiver.

http://thoborneonangelswings.blogspot.com/2010/01/before-2008-ar-anno-relocation-to-west.html

By: Bill Cawley

Bill Cawley — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:59:08 +0000

Jacki,

That’s very sad. If you have a moment, please take a look at this link and pass it on if you feel moved to. We’re working to raise money for a self employed single mother beginning her battle with cancer – we’re wedding photographers and we’re online auctioning our services, good anywhere in the USA (travel expenses on us). Some lucky bride is going to get great photography and see her wedding budget go to support a woman’s fight with cancer: http://j.mp/8nF2jX

By: Maurice

Maurice — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:44:25 +0000

You story is touching. I’ve listed a link to your site on my Breast Cancer Awareness blog that is currently donating to Hope for Haiti. Thanks for sharing your story. It helps more than you know.

By: Jacki

Jacki — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:11:56 +0000

Thanks for your continued and unwavering support, Dawn! Love that you keep stopping by to read what I write (and that you send me goodies, too)!

Jacki

By: DawnV

DawnV — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:35:04 +0000

Jacki, thanks for sharing this story and for continuing to encourage young women to do their self-exams and report anything suspicious…no matter how insignificant it might seem.
It’s heartbreaking to lose another young woman to this disease.
Keep up the good fight and keep spreading your message of hope!

By: Jacki

Jacki — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:46:51 +0000

Thank you for sharing your story, Jennie. And I am so sorry to hear of your loss!

By: Jennie

Jennie — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:45:31 +0000

Really sad story. Such a young lady with so much life.

It caught my attention that she took tamoxifen. My mom took tamoxifen for 5 years starting in 2003 and recently died of liver cancer. One of her doctors said the tamoxifen likely caused the liver damage and cancer. She went to an oncologist every year for a check up and nothing was ever abnormal but after getting her medical records, her liver panels actually showed abnormalites starting in 2004. Plus while my mom was dying a study came out that tamoxifen might be causing a rare but aggressive form of breast cancer. My sisters and I are convinced that tamoxifen killed our mom and instead of preventing cancer it caused it. Just a word of caution for those taking it, at the very least request your liver panel results every year and keep track of your records yourself. Don’t rely on the word of the doctors.

By: Jane Donaldson

Jane Donaldson — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:11:47 +0000

This story was hard to read. Continue to fight the good fight, Jacki. I think you have probably saved more than a few lives .. including your own !

Love you ! Jane

By: Amber Treat

Amber Treat — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:03:58 +0000

Wow! So sad.