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- About Me:
- As a college senior in September 2007, I was looking forward to graduating in May 08, and moving to the wonderful state of Colorado. Little did I know that plans were about to suddenly change. One Saturday afternoon a slight pain shot from my armpit down my arm. I immediately began to massage the area trying to figure out what was going on. That’s when I noticed the lump in my left breast. That following Monday I made an appointment with my doctor to check out the area. She ordered an ultrasound which was in late October. During the ultrasound they noticed two more lumps and decided to do three biopsies that day.
Filled with worry and fear, I still kept to my regular routine - going to school, concerts and living my normal life. Of course I was hoping that they must surely be benign. Dr Miller found that one of the areas had a-typical cells and they wanted to do another biopsy. After the second biopsy I met with Dr AJ and he decided to do a lumpectomy in order to know exactly what we were facing. That procedure was on December 13.
On December 20, I returned to Dr AJ’s office, not expecting to hear what I heard. I went to the appointment alone against other’s wishes. Dr AJ came into the room and asked me who came with me. My immediate response was “why are you asking me this”? This is when he told me that I had breast cancer, stage one. Talk about a blow to my dreams and plans. We sat and talked about my options for procedure and how this could be faced. I decided that being so young it was in my best interest to take an aggressive approach and have a bilateral mastectomy.
My surgery was on January 2, 2008, and they found that it has spread to my lymph nodes. This was a hard thing to face knowing that the reconstruction would be delayed until after chemo and radiation and they moved me to stage three. My first chemo was on January 17, - one down and five to go.
With the back to back events I really did not have time to be scared. With no family history, I feel that there are environmental factors which may have caused my problems. Therefore, my goal is to be an advocate to educate young people to be aware of changes in their bodies.
As a young woman who exercised regularly, ate properly and tried to keep a stress free lifestyle I was still diagnosed with a disease for which I had no control. That is why I feel that universal health care is very important.
- Where do you live? (city, state, country)
- LexVegas, KY
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- Favorite Quote:
- Carpe Diem!
- Favorite Book:
- Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips =)
- Your Website or Blog:
- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/whitneypraska
- What's your personal mission statement?
- Fight back by giving back.
BOOBALOOZA’S Mission…
Boobalooza is an event that brings forth art, music and most importantly lifesaving knowledge. Inspired by and created with a breast cancer survivor, Whitney Praska has made it her mission to fight back by giving back. All proceeds raised at the event will be donated to The American Cancer Society, who will be educating our guests with literature and various forms of information on how it effects us all and what prevention methods we can make, how we can honor our loved ones and support those dedicated to finding a cure.
What Is BOOBALOOZA?
Boobalooza will be collecting donations from local artists who want to participate in our silent and live art auction. Local business owners are donating prizes for our raffle ticket sales; local bands will be providing entertainment after the auction and live performances by belly dancers and readings from a mini-poetry-slam will entertain the guests during the silent art auction. We will also be selling event tees for those wishing to contribute on a smaller budget and also offering advertisement on the back of the tees for companies who want to sponsor the event.
When is BOOBALOOZA?
The event will be held at House Warmings in Woodhill Plaza and is scheduled for Saturday, May 10th; doors will open at 5p kicking off the silent art auction followed by the live art auction and live local music. All artists wishing to participate must have their work turned in no later than MAY 1st.
How can you be a part of BOOBALOOZA?
Whether you’re an artist or an art collector the best of Lexington will be on display awaiting a bid. From Sponsorships to distributing posters and flyers about the event, you can make a difference in lives affected by all types of cancer. We need to get the word out, so if you have any connections to any type of media, from newsletters to news broadcasts- we are in need of your public service.
Boobalooza is an event that brings forth art, music and most importantly lifesaving knowledge. Inspired by and created with a breast cancer survivor, Whitney Praska has made it her mission to fight back by giving back. All proceeds raised at the event will be donated to The American Cancer Society, who will be educating our guests with literature and various forms of information on how it effects us all and what prevention methods we can make, how we can honor our loved ones and support those dedicated to finding a cure.
What Is BOOBALOOZA?
Boobalooza will be collecting donations from local artists who want to participate in our silent and live art auction. Local business owners are donating prizes for our raffle ticket sales; local bands will be providing entertainment after the auction and live performances by belly dancers and readings from a mini-poetry-slam will entertain the guests during the silent art auction. We will also be selling event tees for those wishing to contribute on a smaller budget and also offering advertisement on the back of the tees for companies who want to sponsor the event.
When is BOOBALOOZA?
The event will be held at House Warmings in Woodhill Plaza and is scheduled for Saturday, May 10th; doors will open at 5p kicking off the silent art auction followed by the live art auction and live local music. All artists wishing to participate must have their work turned in no later than MAY 1st.
How can you be a part of BOOBALOOZA?
Whether you’re an artist or an art collector the best of Lexington will be on display awaiting a bid. From Sponsorships to distributing posters and flyers about the event, you can make a difference in lives affected by all types of cancer. We need to get the word out, so if you have any connections to any type of media, from newsletters to news broadcasts- we are in need of your public service.
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Best wishes to you...hope you're doing well. If you ever need an older bc survivor to "talk" to...please feel free to send me a message. Laura
If you have time please write back,
Jenifer
Peace,
Shawna
Namaste- Amy
But yeah, I would love a picture of you so I can walk with it. :)
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