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sandramj
9 years agoMember
Emotions and costs of BC
Since the initial shock of diagnosis I have had so many emotions and many new ones and unfortunately many old ones. Something that has bothered me from Day one is the feeling that we, newly diagnosed...
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9 years agoMember
@sandramj I fully understand where you are coming from. When I was first diagnosed with BC everything happened so quickly and I was thrown into a whirlwind of tests. I was 53 years old and too were told that because I was over 50 years old I was not subsidies for an MRI and I still have to pay for a mammogram and ultrasound. And bone density tests plus ongoing cancer preventative drugs. I do not have a health care card I work full time I pay taxes and I didn't choose to get breast cancer and cannot understand why because I am over 50 we do not get subsidised. Yes I do go through those same feelings as you sandramj.
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