Breast Cancer is Not just
a Women’s Disease Anymore!
Don Wrye / 7-21-1934 – 7-18-2002
Hello, my name is Laurie
Wrye Sullivan and I am here to tell you that Breast Cancer is not only a
woman’s disease, it does affect Men! I know personally as my Grandfather and
Father both died of Male Breast Cancer (MBC). We also have, on my father’s
side, my Aunt and grandmother who has breast cancer and just recently dad’s
other sister was just diagnosed with breast cancer. So the entire family,
Grandfather, Grandmother, my father, Aunt and Aunt have/had breast cancer! My
Aunt (first to be diagnosed) has had a double mastectomy and uterine cancer
(she is a carrier of the BRCA2 gene) and her son is a carrier of the gene as
well, so he is being watched at the High Risk Breast Clinic at Vanderbilt
University in Nashville, TN. I do not have the BCRCA2 gene but there is
some gene that has not been identified being passed down on my father’s side of
the family. My female cousin and I have talked about having a Prophylactic
mastectomy she beat me to the punch. Doctor’s need to be educated in MBC
and the fact that even if you have BC on your paternal side of the family and
not on your maternal side of the family the genes are still being passed down.
Needless to say this is
very close to me and I am very passionate about Breast Cancer Awareness and
especially Male Breast Cancer Awareness. But for some reason the media and
medical professionals keep it quiet. I have been shouting from the rooftops
since 1983 (the year my grandfather died) and especially since 2002 (the year
my father died). …But no one listened. Oprah didn’t listen, Ellen didn’t
listen, none of the talk show hosts listened when it came time for the Breast
Cancer shows…. but they sure would put on those makeover shows in a
heartbeat! I can go on and on. Breast Cancer is very rare in men,
about 1 in 1,000 but you need to make sure your husband, father, grandfather,
brother, son, etc. knows how to do a self-breast exam (as well as your
daughters). The one cancer my brothers thought they didn’t have to worry about
they now need to get mammograms if they want to make sure there is nothing
going on.
Dad pretty much knew he
had Breast Cancer (since his father died of it) but mom was recovering from a
mild stroke and he knew she was going to have to be well to take care of him so
he waited to go to the doctor for treatment or even tell mom until 5 months
after he noticed his crusty nipple. By the time he went to the doctor it had
already spread to the lymph nodes under his arm. The symptoms are the same as
they are for women but because there is not as much tissue on a man as a woman
it can spread a lot faster in a man. The American Cancer Society estimates men
to have a five-year survival rate of 97 percent 98 percent when breast cancer
is caught in the very early stage. The survival rate drops to 14 percent when
the disease is discovered in the most advanced stage.
Dad had a modified radical
mastectomy and several lymph nodes removed in May 2000. Nine of the lymph nodes
were cancerous. Dad’s cancer spread from his breast to his lungs and then to
his brain. The chemotherapy had destroyed his kidneys so he was on dialysis
during his battle with breast cancer. Once it spread to the brain all treatment
was stopped. Dad died on July 18, 2002 at 67 years of age. His 68th birthday
was July 21st, which was when his wake was.
I personally have had
several benign tumors removed in both breasts but they watch me very closely,
now, at the Vanderbilt High Risk Breast Clinic.
I tell this story, in
short form, because Plexus Worldwide has a Breast Health Check kit and Body
Cream that I personally think every home should have one. Every doctor’s office
should have them available to their patients. This product helps find lumps and
bumps sooner than later. It has fingertip magnification that magnifies it 5
times so you can feel the small lumps. I saw this on The Doctors Television
show demonstrating it on a male mannequin. It gave validity to the company and
I knew this company was going places if it 1) knew about male breast cancer and
talked about it on The Doctors Television show and 2) It was on the cutting
edge to have a product like the Breast Health Check kit. You can see the clip
at http://youtu.be/c4v977GkpJk?list=UUuwrCCjLk4VegMDPKlFGtuA
The Body Cream is All
Natural Cream to massage into the breast to help keep the lymphatic fluids
flowing to help prevent cysts from forming. It contains Spirulina Algae (detoxifier), Aloe Vera, Bulgarian Rose & French Lavender.
It also helps with Shingles, Moles, Skin Tags, Sunburn, Eczema, poison ivy
& Oak, Burns and more.
If you are in the medical
profession these kits would be wonderful to have available to your patients.
You can do fundraisers with them for Breast Cancer, just get in touch with me
and I will tell you how to do that (trypinkdrink@gmail.com), but you should
have at least one in every home. Just think of the lumps/bumps that you can
find with this way before the doctor ever will…gosh just think…what if you
don’t have this and you have that lump/bump sitting in you for a few years?
Isn’t a few dollars’ worth it? If it could save your husband’s life by
finding it sooner, isn’t it worth it? If the Body Cream helps keep the
lymphatic fluids flowing to help prevent cysts from forming…isn’t it worth
it? If it would bring my grandfather and father back…I just wish I had
this back then. Everyone with breasts, big or little, needs these
products.
Thank you for listening
and I wish you all good health,
Laurie Wrye Sullivan
Emerald Ambassador
Plexus Worldwide
615-519-8197
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