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Blossom59
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12 years ago

Womens Weekly story back in May

Today I picked up an old copy of Womens Weekly, May copy I think. Anyway it had an article "I wanted to feel whole". Very interesting read, but the thing that absolutely flawed me was the comment by a BCNA Chair Board Member   "If you want a reconstruction and it’s within your means – go for it. "

So basically a representative from the BCNA is suggesting you can only have reconstruction if you can afford it, no wonder so many ladies find it difficult to get the information required, and are under the impression that they need private health insurace to even consider reconstruction, or even with insurance you can pay thousands of dollars, because this is within your means.

Blossom

 

 

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  • Deanne's avatar
    Deanne
    Member
    12 years ago
    I agree with your sentiment that cost should not be something that affects whether someone has a reconstruction after breast cancer surgery. But even if your reconstruction is done through the public system there can be cost issues such as time off work for the surgery and recovery. In conjunction with time off during treatment this can be a factor for some people. It can be difficult to determine the meaning or intent of a single sentence. Journalists can take a sentence that was part of a larger quote and interpret this for their own purpose. I often read media articles about breast cancer issues and feel that the journalist is way off the point that I think is the real issue from my own experience. But I dare say that it is very difficult to try and control what a journalist actually writes after any interview or statement. The only way to have control is to release a complete statement but even then some journalist will come along and quote a few words from it for another article and it is out of context again! Ahh the freedom of the press! Deanne xxx
  • Deanne's avatar
    Deanne
    Member
    12 years ago
    I agree with your sentiment that cost should not be something that affects whether someone has a reconstruction after breast cancer surgery. But even if your reconstruction is done through the public system there can be cost issues such as time off work for the surgery and recovery. In conjunction with time off during treatment this can be a factor for some people. It can be difficult to determine the meaning or intent of a single sentence. Journalists can take a sentence that was part of a larger quote and interpret this for their own purpose. I often read media articles about breast cancer issues and feel that the journalist is way off the point that I think is the real issue from my own experience. But I dare say that it is very difficult to try and control what a journalist actually writes after any interview or statement. The only way to have control is to release a complete statement but even then some journalist will come along and quote a few words from it for another article and it is out of context again! Ahh the freedom of the press! Deanne xxx