Women of WISDOM don't let their friends stay confused!
Going from red to pink in 30 seconds and a call to put my money where my mouth is! I was sitting on the couch just last week when a sensitive issue on women’s health came up: Research was showing that breast cancer survivors had a higher risk for heart disease . Great... Just GREAT! I was immediately reminded of the struggles I had to go through to make sure I got the preventive care I needed after my diagnosis. Because of the type of insurance coverage, I depended on ‘official’ published guidelines. That meant that if I wanted additional screening, I had to either wait because of these suggested “guidelines”, or pay out of pocket to get a mammogram for my peace of mind (which doesn’t come cheap!). What if I have a history of breast cancer in my family? I don’t. And yet I still was diagnosed with it. Much has been said about screening for prevention; however one can also ascertain that inappropriate or unnecessary screening...