Breast Cancer Petition

I rarely if ever participate in sending a form post to others however this one has some real importance attached to it. Probably everyone has had a family member or friend that has been affected by breast cancer. It is a condition that many women will face in their lifetime and in many cases will undergo a single or double mastectomy. Now it appears that in the interest of saving cost their are insurance companies that require an early release of women from the hospital with talk about making a mastectomy an outpatient procedure. Maybe from a pure medical standpoint this is justified but from a human care standpoint not so justifiable. I hope that I am not breaking any OH.com rules or doing what some may view as making a political statement because I am not. However I have beautiful women in my life, a Mom, Sisters, Nieces, Aunts, Grandmothers and of course my Darling Cathy that I would never want to undergo a fast-pass mastectomy. Read below and if you feel the same as I, please take the time to click on the link and sign the Lifetime Breast Cancer petition. Hugz, Ron 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(s). 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 patient, 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 in 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 really quick! Breast Cancer Hospitalization Bill - Important legislation for all women. 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 go to vote on this issue and send it on to others you know who will do the same. There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients 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 p age with a petition drive to show your support. Last 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 and zip code number. Please take the time to do this!! 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.

Done! Hugs. Barb