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Page 4 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 On Thursday, October 6, 2023, the Friends & Family Relay for Life team hosted its annual Pink Pumpkin Fundraiser Auction at Collision Concepts in Lincoln. It was a record night in many ways. A record turnout of about 300 people, and a record fundraising experience that brought in just over $37,000 for the American Cancer Society. The evening focuses on breast cancer as October is Breast Cancer Awareness month across the nation. Even so, the evening was truly about cancer warriors of all types. Early in the evening a special presentation by Kathleen Brumbaugh highlighted the efforts of two outstanding volunteers for Relay for Life, Bill Post and Tonita Reifsteck. At one point during the presentation, Brumbaugh asked for a show of hands of those who were breast cancer warriors and/ or survivors. Many hands went up. Later Brumbaugh would ask how many in the room had cared for or assisted in anyway a breast cancer warrior. Again, there were many hands that went up. It was a living illustration of the many, many cases of breast cancer that are diagnosed each year. The planning committee for the auction had come to the front of the room. Those people were Karen Castelein, Annie Coers, Cindy Guyett, Jennifer Luckhart, Nila Smith and Chassidy White. Unable to attend was committee member Noah Atkins. Others that were on hand and helping for the night included Friends and Family Relay team members Janet Cook, Nancy Cunningham and Janice Funk. Also helping for the evening were June Novak-Bock, Alice Engle, Bill Post, Tonita Reifsteck, Mike Cunningham, John Castelein, Richard Smith, Lesley Bridge, and the entire crew at Collision Concepts. Another important helper for part of the night was a breast cancer survivor named Pamela Baker. Baker had called Castelein a couple of weeks prior to the auction and explained that as a very recent warrior and survivor she Continued --
Page 5 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 was moved to offer her help. She was placed at the tally table, helping to hand out paddles alongside volunteer Lesley Bridge. Once again this year, the food was donated by Nuthatch Hill BBQ and Erv and Cindy Guyett. A lovely dessert table with pink ribbon themed cupcakes was donated by Tammy Mullins. New this year was another large donation from Joe and Michelle Ryan. Michelle works for a wine distribution source and donated all the wine for the evening. She sat up a table in the food area and assisted guests with their beverages throughout the evening. Tables for the auction items were donated by the Logan County Fair Board, with transportation to the event donated by Illinois American Water. Don Peasley provided the guest seating for the evening. The Logan County royalty was on hand for the evening. The night began with Little Miss Kodi Eigenbrod, Junior Miss Ellie Wrage, and Miss Logan County Fair Queen Ellyn Martinez. Unfortunately, Junior Miss Ellie had to leave before the night was over for a school activity. But Little Miss Kodi and Miss Ellyn stayed the night and assisted with the live auction. Continued --
Page 6 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 Once again this year, Mike Maske donated his services as auctioneer. New this year, auctioneer Ty Tucker joined in the fun, assisting Maske, half of the time helping spot and encourage bidders, and half of the time calling the auction while Maske assisted with spotting. The two auctioneers have a talent for energizing the crowd, and thanks in no small part to their high energy encouragement, bids went very high throughout the evening. In all it was a grand night, with lots of fun, lots of bidding opportunities, and lots of money brought in for the American Cancer Society. Bill Post and Tonita Reifsteck recognized When the silent auction portion of the night closed at just after 6 p.m., the planning committee came to the front of the room. Introductions were made of the committee members then a special guest was asked to come to the front of the room. Kathleen Brumbaugh is a long-term breast cancer warrior/survivor. She has experienced many recurrences of breast cancer in various regions of her body. LDN first met Kathleen back in the day of the official Relay for Life all night events. Brumbaugh was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and immediately became a proponent of the American Cancer Society. She attended nearly every Relay for Life event when she was physically able. She helped form a breast cancer support group in Logan County, and did all that she could to encourage a positive attitude among warriors. She has been for the last few years making blankets from left over Relay for Life Survivor Continued --
Page 7 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 tee-shirts and donating them to the Pink Pumpkin Auction. Earlier this year, she contacted the committee and asked if she could have the floor at this year’s event for a special recognition of two long-term Relay for Life supporters. Bill Post for more than 25 years has been involved with Relay for Life. He has been almost solely responsible for the luminaria project that was a tradition of the original Relay format and is now a big part of the Pink Pumpkin Auction. Tonita Reifsteck has been involved with Relay for Life practically as long as Post. For years she worked to collect names of current cancer survivors, getting them special tee-shirts and helping to coordinate the survivor dinner the night before the official Relay event. Thursday night, Smith introduced Brumbaugh, saying that she has been a friend for several years, she has endured numerous cancer events, but always with a smile on her face and a positive attitude. Smith said that Brumbaugh would never consider herself as a cancer “victim.” Smith said, “she is a warrior, a survivor, she’s strong, she’s brave, she’s beautiful, but she is not a victim.” Brumbaugh came to the front and asked that Post and Reifsteck come up and test out the sofa in the middle of the room, donated to the auction by Jake Johnson of Jake’s Furnishings in Lincoln. When the two had joined her, Brumbaugh presented Post with a hand crochet luminaria bag with a commemoration inscribed noting his many years of working on the luminaria project. Reifsteck was gifted with a pillow made from survivor tee-shirts. Continued --
Page 8 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 Brumbaugh then said that there are often comments made about all of us living within six degrees of separation. She said that with breast cancer there are far fewer than six. She asked that every warrior/survivor raise their hand, and a large number of people did so. Brumbaugh said that this was the first degree. She then asked if there were any medical professionals in the room, doctors, nurses, or nurses assistants. One person raised her hand. Brumbaugh said that was the second degree. Then she asked for a show of hands anyone who had ever offered care or support to a breast cancer warrior. Again, a very large number of people raised their hand. Brumbaugh said that the end result then was that within the room, the majority of the people present were within three degrees of separation from a breast cancer warrior or survivor. Along the tables of the live auction were all the luminaries of the night. Brumbaugh was asked to lead a moment of silence in memorial and honor of warriors passed and in respect for their surviving loved ones. With that moving moment concluded, it was time to lighten things up and get the live auction going. The tale of the little orange and black quilt There were many high auction items at the 2023 Pink Pumpkin Fundraiser Auction. Thanks to a match on the first $1,000 item the highest fundraising item of the night was a little orange and black quilt with a Halloween theme. The story of this little quilt begins at the Clinton Apple and Pork Festival. That is where the quilt was spied by local businessman Seth Goodman. It was a quilt and applique piece made by Marsha Hurley, whom of course, Goodman knew. Goodman posted the quilt on his social media page, but then, he decided that instead of keeping it, he would let the little piece work well for a good cause, and he donated it to the Pink Pumpkin Auction. Continued --
Page 9 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 The quilt was about the fifth item to come up for bid on Thursday night. Let us set the scene by saying that throughout the night, it is typical for bids to go higher the closer to the end we get, so when the little piece started climbing into the hundreds, it was quite a surprise. As it approached $1,000, Karen Castelein and Nila Smith, the owners of Lincoln Daily News, gave the nod, and auctioneer Mike Maske announced that if the quilt went to the thousand-mark, LDN would match it. The thousand-mark came quickly after that. But it didn’t stop there. A bidding war was afoot, and while we can’t say who was bidding against her, we do know who the winner was, Jane Bryson! With the match and the top bid, the quilt brought in a total of $3,000 for the American Cancer Society. That is exciting news, and it is just one of the auction items that left the building Thursday night with winning bids exceeding $2,000! Thanks so much to Seth Goodman for donating the quilt, Mike Maske for doing an astounding job selling the quilt and Jane Bryson for having such a heart for the American Cancer Society and buying the quilt. Ty Tucker gets $550 for an Annie Boyer Pie then gets the pie Thursday evening was the first time that local auctioneer Ty Tucker participated in the Pink Pumpkin Fundraiser Auction. Tucker like Maske, donated his time and talent to the auction and gave 110 percent of himself to raising money for the American Cancer Society. Continued --
Page 10 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 At the beginning of the evening, Maske took the lead on calling the auction, but he turned the calling over to Tucker just before an Annie Boyer Chocolate Pecan Pie came up for auction. Tucker prefaced the bidding telling the audience that they might not know he used to be a pretty chucking little kid, and he lived right down the road from Annie Boyer. He noted that in his youth he had enjoyed many Annie Boyer pies. Then he began calling the auction, raking in the bids and bringing in a whopping $225 for the pie. The winner, was Mike Maske, who quickly announced, “Sell it again.” Tucker took the challenge and the second time around the pie brought in $200 and was won by Tim Canady, who following Maske’s lead yelled “sell it again.” And Tucker was off for a third round. This time the home-made pie brought in $125 for a total of $550 for the night. Surprisingly, the buyer, Lois Renfro, then announced that she was giving the pie to Tucker for him to enjoy. Later in the auction a second Boyer pie was presented, this one being a Bourbon Pecan which brought $275. Two more Boyer pies were featured in the silent auction, a cherry and an apple. Little Miss Kodi and Lorrie Paige This year, the auction team included auctioneers Mike Maske (far left) and Ty Tucker with Cindy Guyett assisting. Continued --
Page 11 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 Also assisting at the Thursday evening Pink Pumpkin Fundraiser Auction was Little Miss Logan County Kodi Eigenbrod and Miss Logan County Fair Ellyn Martinez. The lovely ladies did a remarkable job. At the end of the bidding, the item was won by Lorrie Paige of Bee’s Landscaping. Paige then gifted the “Mexican” pumpkin with purple sombrero filled with candy to Little Miss Kodi. The item, donated by United Community Bank was filled with candy and also had a gift card for additional purchases. The gesture on Paige’s part earned her a welldeserved hug from little Miss Kodi. Thank You!
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Page 52 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 Welcome to October. Typically when we think of October, there are a variety of activities and events that come to mind, most of which are focused on fall and Halloween. Candy apples, pumpkin spice latte’, Jack-o-lanterns, costumes, tons of candy and other sweet treats are dominant this month. Since 2018, Lincoln Daily News, in partnership with Collision Concepts in the first year and many additional friends in the years afterward, has worked to also make breast cancer awareness dominant in October. To do this, LDN asks every business, church, school, club or other organization in the county to wear pink on Fridays for breast cancer awareness and to also allow us to show the community, and indeed the world that you all have genuine concern for those who are battling breast cancer. And following the tradition since 2018, the first local company to show us their pink is Collision Concepts. The owners, Erv and Cindy Guyett and their staff have seen the devastating impact breast cancer has had on their family and friends, and they want to show their support not just for those they know personally, but for every person who is in the battle right now. If you are a warrior, please know that this month is for you. It is our way of showing you that even though you may not be known to us, our nightly prayers are for all warriors and that includes you. PINK PAINTthe paper
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Page 58 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 With National Breast Cancer Awareness Month underway across the country, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are reminding the public that early detection is the most effective way to prevent the deadly disease. The Governor has issued a proclamation declaring October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and October 20 as Mammography Day in Illinois. However public health officials are urging Illinoisans not to wait and to schedule a comprehensive exam as soon as possible. “Regular mammograms can help detect breast cancer at an early stage when treatment is most successful. That’s why it’s important that anyone who delayed screenings during the pandemic should schedule an exam with their provider,” Governor Pritzker said. “And for those who are uninsured or underinsured, IDPH operates the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program which offers free mammograms and other important services.” While there was a precipitous drop in cancer screening tests during the pandemic, public health officials say it will take time to measure the impact of the screening gap. “Breast cancer has affected multiple members of my family and is a personal issue to me,” State of Illinois Observes National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October; Governor Issues Mammography Day Proclamation for October 20 Governor Pritzker & IDPH Remind Illinoisans that Early Detection is Most Effective Way to Fight Breast Cancer said IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra. “I know how important mammograms are in detecting breast cancer early and saving lives. A sharp decrease in the number of mammograms administered during the COVID-19 pandemic has me concerned about more advanced, difficult to treat cases of breast cancer in Illinois. I encourage Illinoisans to schedule a comprehensive exam as soon as possible and ask your doctor about breast cancer screening.” Public health officials note that breast cancer does not only impact women. Men, non-binary individuals, and trans men and women also can experience breast/chest cancer, and it is important for everyone to understand their cancer risk by consulting a trusted provider Data indicates persistent disparities in breast cancer and that more Black women die of breast cancer than any other racial or ethnic group. The breast cancer statistics are stark: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women 20 to 59. One in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. A woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. every two minutes. In Illinois, 10,500 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. Risk factors for breast cancer include older age, a family history of breast or ovarian cancer and having dense breasts. Dense breasts Continued --
Page 59 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 are seen in half of woman over 40 and the density can make it harder for small cancers to show up on a mammogram. Women are urged to consult with their health care provider about their risk factors and whether additional breast cancer screening is warranted. Risk factors for breast cancer can be controlled by being physically active, maintaining a healthy weight and limiting alcohol intake. For those who are uninsured or underinsured, IDPH operates the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) which offers free breast exams and mammograms. The program also assists with treatment options. To enroll in IBCCP, call the Women’s Health Line 888-522-1282 (800-547-0466 TTY). The Women’s Health Line will be able to walk women through the eligibility requirements and the screening process. Since the inception of the IBCCP in 1995, the program has performed more than 822,000 screenings for more than 351,000 women. In the most recent full year, state fiscal year 2023, the program performed 14,757 breast cancer screenings and 5,321 cervical cancer screenings. Women also can contact their local IBCCP agency and schedule an appointment. For more information about the importance of regular screening for breast cancer, see this video presentation from IDPH. [Illinois Office of Communication and Information]
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Page 64 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 There are many people involved in the background of the annual Pink Pumpkin Fundraiser Auction. In addition to all those who donate auction items, all those who come to purchase those items and the many volunteers that are on hand to assist at the auction, there are people who get involved ahead of time and because of their generosity the event turns out terrific. On Thursday, October 5th, right after the lunch hour the crew from Illinois American Water helped out by providing transport for the tables that would be used for the many auction items as well as clerks and pay stations and rally and luminaria sales tables. The tables are loaned to the auction each year by the Logan County Fair Association. Illinois American Water and Peasley Funeral Home add to the success of the 2023 Pink Pumpkin Fundraiser Auction Continued --
Page 65 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 This is the third year in a row that Illinois American Water has volunteered to help move heavy tables to the auction site and return them to their proper place at the fairground the next morning. The company encourages community service for which the Pink Pumpkin planning committee is very thankful. Each year they provide the manpower and the means to transport critical items needed for the auction to go well. And as usual, the men that come to help are so engaged in laughter and teasing and with such a willing spirit. It starts the setup process in such a positive “let’s get this done for our community” spirit. For the first time, this year the chairs were donated by Peasley Funeral Homes and the crew from Collision Concepts picked those up at the same time the Illinois American Water crew was gathering the tables. By the time the tables arrived, the chairs were there, ready to be put into place once the tables were set up. Tables were assembled and chairs set up. The addition of many extra hands made the entire job easier to accomplish. Volunteers and the staff of Collision Concepts helped tremendously, decorating tables, setting chairs in place, carrying auction items, and assisting with all the setup that takes place before the auction. It is simply amazing what transpires between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. when the doors opened for the American Cancer Society Fundraiser event. The auction planning committee is grateful for all the work of all the volunteers and our hearts are filled with thanksgiving for their giving hearts.
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Page 70 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 The American Cancer Society is raising awareness about this aggressive form of breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare type of breast cancer. It only accounts for one to five percent of all breast cancer cases, but it’s important to know your risk and the warning signs, as this form of the disease is aggressive, fast-growing, and hard to detect early. For October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society (ACS) is highlighting IBC to help women be aware of this invasive cancer. “IBC is tricky as it doesn’t usually present with a breast lump like many women expect when they think of a breast cancer. Instead, the disease causes inflammatory symptoms, like swelling and redness as cancer cells block lymph vessels in the skin,” said Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer at the American Cancer Society. “These symptoms may show up quickly – over just three to six months, so if you experience them, it is important to investigate with your healthcare team right away.” Also concerning, IBC may not show up on a mammogram, and it can grow and spread more quickly than other forms of breast cancer. Because of this and because it involves the skin, all cases of IBC are considered advanced to at least Stage III when first diagnosed, and in about one-third of cases, the cancer has spread to distant parts of the body when it is diagnosed. Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Know the Risks and Warning Signs of This Rare, Fast-Growing Cancer Women at risk for IBC include: - Women under 40 years old - Black women - Women who are overweight or obese Warning signs for IBC include: - Swelling (edema) of the skin of the breast - Redness involving more than one-third of the breast - Pitting or thickening of the skin of the breast so that it may look and feel like an orange peel - A retracted or inverted nipple - One breast looks larger than the other - One breast feels warmer and heavier than the other breast - A breast that may be tender, painful, or itchy - Swelling of the lymph nodes under the arms or near the collarbone Some of those symptoms can also be signs of an infection, so a doctor may at first treat a patient with antibiotics. If symptoms don’t clear within 7 to 10 days of antibiotic treatment, more tests must be done to check for cancer or other problems. IBC should be considered as a stronger possibility if a woman with symptoms is not pregnant or breastfeeding or has already gone through menopause. Diagnosis of IBC typically involves imaging tests, like a mammogram, breast ultrasound, or breast MRI, and always includes a biopsy, where a small piece of breast tissue is removed and evaluated in a lab. Continued --
Page 71 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 If IBC has not spread beyond the breast, treatment usually includes chemotherapy first, followed by surgery to remove the cancer. Radiation and other more targeted drug therapies are given after surgery. If IBC has spread to other body parts, it is treated with chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and targeted drug therapy. “There is encouraging news in the form of new drugs and treatment combinations for IBC,” added Dahut. “Specific drug combinations or combinations of drugs and radiation therapy are being tested to help keep the cancer from returning. For advanced disease, treatments that include new targeted therapies are being studied and certain immunotherapy drugs have already been approved for treatment of IBC that is triple negative.” Learn more about IBC at cancer.org/ inflammatorybreastcancer. About the American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society is a leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. For more than 100 years, we have been improving the lives of people with cancer and their families as the only organization combating cancer through advocacy, research, and patient support. We are committed to ensuring everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. To learn more, visit cancer.org or call our 24/7 helpline at 1-800-227-2345
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Page 83 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 She was asked if she would share her story for the 2023 Paint the Paper Pink magazine and she said she would. This week, LDN met with Andrea and heard her story, which is remarkable, and one that every woman should hear. It began 10 years ago in October. She was on the verge of turning 40 as October is her birthday month. She was five years married to a man that she adored, had a good job, and was a health-conscious person. She worked out, ate right, never smoked, didn’t drink to excess, she was doing everything right. She and husband John had been working on their home, to put it on the market, and she had been helping a lot. So, when she started noticing a soreness in her right breast, she delegated the pain to being part of using muscles she didn’t always use. But the pain didn’t stop after a few days. Instead it got worse, and worse, and worse. On the last day that she was able to tolerate the pain, she did so but just barely. She said the pain hit her so hard that it buckled her knees. And of course, John said it was time to go to the doctor and see what was going on. She put off that visit a few days because she always had an annual check-up on her birthday, and that was just around the corner. When she did go for her check up she told her doctor that she had this horrific pain in her breast. He did the exam but found no cause for concern. However, Andrea wasn’t buying it. There was something wrong, she knew. Her doctor jokingly said that it was October and breast cancer awareness month. He joked that in October everyone thinks they have breast cancer. But at the same time, he said that because she was 40 and it was time to start doing mammograms anyway he would order a mammogram and a “diagnostic” on the right side. Runge was well endowed and had very dense breasts. The pain she was feeling was low on the inside of her right breast, but the doctor had felt nothing. When the mammogram was ordered for the next week, Andrea was not all that concerned. She said John had wanted to go with her and she had told him that would be silly. He would be left to sit in a waiting room while she had the test then it would be done, and he would have missed work for no reason. So, she went alone for her mammogram and diagnostic. Andrea remembers that the technician had been very happy and chatty….until she was not. The technician had left the screen visible and gone to get the radiologist. Andrea recalls specifically seeing the large black area in her breast. She said, “it was a black spot with horns, and it just looked evil.” The radiologist came in and asked her if she had seen the images, she said ‘well yes, I’m human, I looked.” The radiologist said they were going to order a needle biopsy on the spot. Those who know Andrea know that she likes shoes, and she has cute ones. On that day she was wearing her kitty shoes. They had kitty faces on the toes with rhinestones and such. She recalls looking down at those kitties and thinking “Well this is an interesting predicament we’ve gotten ourselves into kitties.” Before the biopsy Andrea said she wanted to go to the bathroom. The technician said she shouldn’t go alone. Andreas remembers at the Continued --
Page 84 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 time thinking that was a little odd. She was a grown woman, capable of going potty on her own, but she was told that she just really shouldn’t be alone, and someone should go with her to the restroom. When it came time for the biopsy, it was a very painful experience for Andrea, because there were several tries to get it done. She recalls the doctor saying, “Now that wasn’t so bad was it?” He then asked her to rate the pain experience, and she told him between one and 10, her pain was a 12. She also remembers there were a number of people who kept coming and going. “It was like one of those Saturday Night Live episodes where people keep coming in and then calling someone else to come in, and then another, until finally the doctor comes in and the gig is up that none of the others are doctors.” She said, “it was like all these people were coming but they weren’t telling me anything.” After the biopsy Andrea was given an ice pack for her breast and remembers the little pink ribbons on it. The technician stayed with her while Andrea applied the pack and then asked what Andrea was going to do for the rest of the day. For Andrea, the obvious answer was “I’m going back to work.” The technician said she wasn’t sure that was a good idea. When Andrea left, she drove to her husband’s workplace just a few blocks away. She shared what had happened, the mammogram, the needle biopsy, but told him no one had said she had cancer. There was a lot going on in Andrea and John’s world as they were showing their home that was on the market. An open house was scheduled for that following Sunday and the two went out for brunch during the open house. It was there that she finally asked her husband, “What if…” John’s response was whatever it was, they would deal with it together. The weekend passed and on Monday Andrea looked for a call that did not come. Then on Tuesday she had a big meeting at work she was preparing for. She was at the office when she received a call from Memorial Hospital. Andrea remembers the caller being light and airy, very chatty, and thinking this is not the cadence or attitude of a person who is about to say, “you have cancer.” But she did. Andrea recalls the same sing-song-ee voice on the phone saying, “Unfortunately you have breast cancer.” There were more words that came afterward, all meant to be encouraging. The voice said that she was a cancer survivor with a similar diagnosis as Andrea. It was meant to be an encouraging conversation without gloom and doom, but at the time it more or less fell on deaf ears. Andrea said for the next little while, she and John became students of breast cancer. They did the research and read everything they could find online. Even so, they were not prepared for the next blow. She met with a surgeon who still said he could not feel the tumor. Because of that and her age, the plan of action was quite radical. The next step for Andrea was an MRI which was not a comfortable experience. She had to lie on her stomach with her arms over her head. The table had a special section where Continued --
Page 85 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 her breasts were to lay, more or less hanging through the bottom of the table. She said she had been asked what kind of music she wanted, and she chose show tunes because they were happy with upbeat rhythms. The work done eventually determined that Andrea’s tumor was about one inch in diameter, slow growing, and had been in her body for possibly as many as 14 years. That final recommendation was that Andrea undergo a radical mastectomy with both breasts being removed, and a complete hysterectomy removing the uterus and the ovaries. In essence, the end result would be surgical menopause. Afterward, she would not have to have chemotherapy or radiation, which she says was the luckiest part of her diagnosis. She would have to take medications to compensate for what she had lost, and she had to take an aromatase inhibitor because her cancer was estrogen-positive-HER2-negative. This meant the cancer was estrogen based and therefore could spread into other regions of the body. It was such a hard blow for Andrea. She explains that it was about no longer being anatomically correct. She was not going to be a woman anymore; she was not going to be anything at all. Andrea did decide to have breast reconstruction surgery. She said it wasn’t about vanity as much as it was about doing what was best for her mental health. “a lot of me felt like I wasn’t much of a woman anymore.” She said her surgery was about not thinking about what had happened to her. She said she didn’t want to walk by a mirror every day and be reminded of what was missing, and today, she doesn’t. “I had everything reconstructed, by breasts and my nipples, so when I look I don’t see the scares, I don’t see what I am not.” Andrea said John was a rock throughout her entire course of action. And, he had urged her to get a second opinion. Andrea said at that time, she was not in the right place to go through it all again. She didn’t want a second opinion; she just wanted it all to be over. John insisted. “I finally told him if you can get figure out how to get me a second opinion where I have to go nowhere, talk to no one, they don’t feel my breast, they don’t take my shirt off, and they don’t inconvenience me in any way then you go for it, and he did.” Andrea explained that her husband was working as a project manager for the Continued --
Page 86 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 construction of the Simmons Cancer Center at Memorial in Springfield. He spoke with one of the doctors whom he was acquainted with, and the doctor agreed to look at all the information available and offer an opinion. That doctor agreed with the original plan of action and John was satisfied. Andrea says she also believes that her cancer was harder on her husband than it was on her, in a different way of course, but still much harder. She said mainly, he spent a lot of time making her behave herself. She had orders to follow including she had to sleep elevated, and she wasn’t permitted to raise her arms. John fixed her a place on the couch and throughout the night would set the alarm and get up to tend to her scheduled needs. He would help with medications and bring her “cracker baby” snack with almond milk. He took notes on all of her progress and helped keep her wounds clean and dressed. She said that because of this the drain tubes she had were removed sooner than anticipated. She said the true test of commitment may have been the day she said she was not going to go any longer without shaving her underarms. He argued with her that she was not supposed to do that, she couldn’t lift her arms. Being her stubborn self, Andrea told him it was going to happen. What did happen, she said was remarkable. Getting down on his knees, she rested her hand on his head, and he shaved her underarms for her, an act of love that brings tears to Andrea’s eyes even today, 10 years after the fact. Andrea says that all of her cancer story happened the way it was supposed to. She doesn’t think she could have done much of anything differently. She was healthy, she had her checkups, she was physically active, and other than maybe looking into the pain a little bit sooner than she did, there was nothing to tell her she needed to worry. Always being the one to laugh at herself, Andrea said that her fake breasts are pretty nice. They are not as large as her own, but they are good. She laughs and says, “the rest of me may sag and bag but these babies are always going to be good.” Andrea said there were also hidden blessings that came out in the open when she was diagnosed. She said you are often aware that people care for you, love you. But when they find you are battling, they are more expressive of that love, more open with their feelings and their support. “So, it is a blessing wrapped in a tumor.” The cancer also changed Andrea’s life in other positive ways. She said that she decided to change careers, to go back to school and get her higher degrees, she came to Lincoln and took on a project that was brand new and untested. She has bravery in her professional life and her personal life that she didn’t have before. Before cancer, “I was never a risk taker, scared of everything, never spontaneous, and too afraid to ever focus on what was possible. Now I’m like what’s the worst that could happen?” For the sake of the other women in her family, she had the BRCA testing. In the end it determined that her cancer was not genetic. She said what she was finally told was that her cancer was “just bad luck.” [Nila Smith]
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Page 90 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 “The Red Devil” Gena Richmond shares her Breast Cancer story An ordinary day in November of 2022, Gena Richmond, 46, discovered a lump in her breast. She dismissed her concerns until after the Holidays. Prompted by some pain and discomfort in that breast, an exam was scheduled quickly followed up by a mammogram and the diagnosis came in February. Gena was diagnosed with Stage 2 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Grade 3 with metastasis to her auxiliary lymph nodes. A PET scan was ordered right away to check for metastasis to any other parts of the body. The oncologist planned to treat very aggressively, taking into account that Gena’s sister passed away from the same type of Cancer. Genetic testing was done and came back as a BRCA 1 mutation, so the oncologist’s plan was a bilateral mastectomy followed by a total hysterectomy. Gena persevered through 20 rounds of chemo over seven months. She recalled the worst being four rounds of extremely strong chemo, administered by hand instead of pump because of its thickness. The “Red Devil” as it’s called was terribly hard on her system. The second chemo medication elevated her liver enzymes enough that treatment had to be halted and cut in half for a time. Gena recalls it being very emotional telling her family about her diagnosis. Her wife Continued --
Page 91 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 Christy and children Carissa, Jo, Seth, and Aleaya have been her support system. Gena’s daughters Carissa and Jo will both be tested for the genetic mutation. Christy said the waiting for results, waiting for appointments, and waiting in general has been the hardest. For Gena, not being able to visit her mother in the nursing home during her treatment was almost unbearable. September 9th friends and family held a benefit for Gena and family to assist with costs related to treatment, travel, and time off work. Gena’s employer, CRESCO Labs has been awesome and so supportive during her treatment. Christy and the girls have all taken time off to help with getting her to appointments as well as assisting with her recovery. Memorial Medical Center, through a grant program with the American Cancer Society, has been able to provide Gena with gas cards to help offset the cost. Continued --
Page 92 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 Gena lost her mother on September 11, 2023, just two days after the benefit. Memorial services had to be put on hold for a few weeks to allow Gena to recover from her bilateral mastectomy scheduled for September 15, 2023. Following her surgery, that day, Christy was able to hear the words she had been longing to hear. Gena is CANCER FREE!! All of the lymph nodes as well as the breast tissue came back negative for any cancer cells. Now, the road to recovery begins. Because of the aggressive form of cancer Gena had, she will have five weeks of radiation five days a week. Since Gena tested so high for ovarian cancer in her gene mutation she will undergo a complete hysterectomy as soon as she is physically able after radiation. Family, friends, and faith have helped the road not seem as bumpy for Gena and she is eternally grateful for each thought, gesture, meal, donation, and prayer received. Gena encourages education, conversation, and awareness. Always reach out to your doctor. if you detect even the smallest lump or have any symptoms. We are all in this fight together! [Lesleigh Bennett]
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Page 94 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 It’s important to be able to have frank, open discussions with your cancer care team. They want to answer all of your questions so that you can make informed treatment and life decisions. Here are some questions that you can use to help better understand your cancer and your treatment options. Don’t be afraid to take notes and tell the doctors or nurses when you don’t understand what they’re saying. You might want to bring another person with you when you see your doctor and have them take notes to help you remember what was said. Not all of these questions will apply to you, but they should help get you started. Be sure to write down some questions of your own. For instance, you might want more information about recovery times or you may want to ask about nearby or online support groups where you can talk with other women going through similar situations. You may also want to ask if you qualify for any clinical trials. Keep in mind that doctors aren’t the only ones who can give you information. Other health care professionals, such as nurses and social workers, can answer some of your questions. To find out more about speaking with your health care team, see The Doctor-Patient Relationship. Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Breast Cancer When you’re told you have breast cancer Exactly what type of breast cancer do I have? How big is the cancer? Where exactly is it? Has the cancer spread to my lymph nodes or other organs? What is the stage of my cancer? What does it mean? Will I need any other tests before we can decide on treatment? Do I need to see any other doctors or health professionals? What is the hormone receptor status of my cancer? What does this mean? What is the HER2 status of my cancer? What does this mean? What is the grade of my cancer? What does this mean? How do these factors affect my treatment options and long-term outlook (prognosis)? What are my chances of survival, based on my cancer as you see it? Should I think about genetic testing? What are my testing options? Should I take a homebased genetic test? What would be the reasons for and against testing? How do I get a copy of my pathology report? If I’m worried about the costs and insurance coverage for my diagnosis and treatment, who can help me? Continued --
Page 95 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 When deciding on a treatment plan How much experience do you have treating this type of cancer? Should I get a second opinion? How do I do that? Will getting a second opinion delay my treatment and can that affect my outcome? What are my treatment choices? What treatment do you recommend and why? Should I think about taking part in a clinical trial? What would the goal of the treatment be? How soon do I need to start treatment? How long will treatment last? What will it be like? Where will it be done? Should my biopsy tissue be sent for a gene expression test to help decide if chemotherapy might be helpful for me? Are there other molecular or protein tests that need to be done on my cancer tissue to help decide my treatment options? What should I do to get ready for treatment? What risks or side effects are there to the treatments you suggest? Are there things I can do to reduce these side effects? How will treatment affect my daily activities? Can I still work fulltime? Will I lose my hair? If so, what can I do about it? Will I go through menopause as a result of the treatment? Will I be able to have children after treatment? Would I be able to breastfeed? Do I have time to freeze my eggs before starting treatment? What are my options? What are the chances the cancer will come back (recur) after this treatment? What would we do if the treatment doesn’t work or if the cancer comes back? What if I have transportation problems getting to and from treatment? If you need surgery Is breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) an option for me? Why or why not? What are the positive and negative sides of breast-conserving surgery versus mastectomy? How many surgeries like mine have you done? Will you have to take out lymph nodes? If so, would you advise a sentinel lymph node biopsy? Why or why not? What side effects might lymph node removal cause? How long will I be in the hospital? Will I have stitches or staples at the surgery site? Will there be a drain (tube) coming out of the site? How do I care for the surgery site? Will I need someone to help me? Continued --
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