Saturday, May 19, 2012  I Believe  As I REALLY start my
fundraising for 2012 I've had a few people ask me, how do I do
it?  Me, "How do I do what? How do I raise $2,300 or how do I
walk 60 miles in 3 days?" (Truly in my mind, the latter seems
more daunting than the money.)  But almost always, they want to
know about the money. I know, money is what drives us. It's what
we need for "survival."  Aaaah haaa....survival.  So, did you
know breast cancer medical care costs will reach over $16
billion (yes, that's billion with a "B" and yes, that is only
for breast cancer--also with a "B") a year! (According to the
the National Institutes of Health.) That doesn't include the
cost of research.  Researchers are frantically searching for
that ever elusive cure. They are doing a pretty good job,
survival rates ARE going up. But so is the cost of research, the
cost of care and the cost treatment.  Yes, I raise money for
the Susan G Komen Foundation which has been under scrutiny. I'm
not going to lobby or try to sway thos