WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOU!

Often we are on the receiving line of the “thank you”; contacted by men, who have found us, found an outlet to share and to know they are not alone with a breast cancer diagnosis.  Today however we’d like to take some time to thank those that have helped us to spread awareness of Male Breast Cancer

HIS Breast Cancer Awareness was Co-founded in 2009 by Harvey I. Singer and Vicki Singer Wolf because we learned the hard way there is not a great deal of information available on Male Breast Cancer. When Harvey was diagnosed, the humiliation and stigmatism that went along with his diagnosis made dealing with breast cancer as a man, even that much more challenging than the diagnosis alone. As a breast cancer survivor I could guide him, as his sister, I was there to support him, however being a male with breast cancer took a whole different level of support and that’s when we vowed to help others.

We want to begin by thanking our amazing Medical Advisory Board. Without their guidance and continued information, our web site would not be what it is. We look forward to continuing our journey together and constant efforts in sharing significant information as new treatments, ways for prevention and hopefully a cure are discovered.

In addition, a big thank you to our dear friends AlanBassman, CPA for taking the time to assist us with obtaining our non profit status and all that you continue to do to oversee HIS from an accounting perspective. As well as Shelly and Guy Homer of The Homer Group for your hard work and contributions for our informative brochure and donation cards.

A huge thank you goes out to Fred Cohen of Championship LLC for creating awareness of Male Breast Cancer by being a pioneer in the Billiard world. We know you and Championship have numerous ideas that will continue to help us spread awareness together.

The partnering with other non profit organizations such as FORCE for Hereditary Education and Caring Bridge, a place for people to go to journal and share their days while enduring their treatments have been great assets to HIS and we hope vice-verse.

We also want to thank Woman’s World for their informative article in the April 30, 2012 edition for Male Breast CancerAwareness with HIS. Appearing in Woman’s World, was a wonderful outlet for women to teach and educate the men in their life. AOL’s You've Got, for doing such a great job with 2 creative pieces showing different perspectives for their “You’ve Got” web episodes on Harvey as a male breast cancer survivor and myself as a breast cancer support person. Thank you also to Bob of the PhiladelphiaInquirer for the wonderful article you wrote and taking the time to listen to our stories and sharing them in the special insert edition during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness month. Also the Huffington Post for their article on The Silent Story of Male Breast Cancer as well as the opportunity for Harvey to speak out  on HuffPost Live call about Male Breast Cancer. WOW it's been a busy year! 

We also want to thank those of you who have been our guest writers, who have written of your experiences and shared them with our readers so others can gain knowledge from you. We welcome others to share their story as well as this is so important for many to read and learn from.

Of course, we could not have done any of this without the support of our wonderful families and friends. Harvey has been married for 33 years to his amazing (saint) wife Donna and has 2 wonderful sons (my nephews) Matthew and Jameson. I have been married for 33 years to my husband Gary and have been blessed with 3 sons, Samuel, Jeremy and Sean and now my daughter in law Melissa as well as Jeremy’s girlfriend Melissa. All of them are not only understanding of our health needs, but have all added to the development and growth of HIS Breast Cancer Awareness in one way or another.

Our mother Libby (now 87) and our Aunt Ruth (now 97) both are breast cancer survivors and the foundation for our being.  We are very thankful for their good health, their great support and are our biggest advocates! They are both truly an inspiration to how a quality life can exist post a breast cancer diagnosis so many years later (plus their baking is superlative!).

My son Sam is the creator of our fabulous web site and continues to maintain it in addition to his very busy “real” job (and recent marriage). We can’t thank him enough for ALL that he has done and continues to do to assist and guide us. Without him, HIS could not reach so many people in such an informative way.

Without our amazing families, extended families and friends we could not have had the strength to endure our diagnosis and build this great organization.

Together we are making a difference with awareness and saving lives and we hope you all feel an overwhelming amount of gratitude. For all of you, we are very thankful.

HIS Breast Cancer Awareness relies on donations to help with education and awareness. Before this year comes to a close, please consider making a donation or SHOP our page for awareness products or donations cards in honor, in memory of someone you care about or a great way to send your Happy Holiday wishes.Click here to SHOP or donate;  http://hisbreastcancer.org/shop.html

HIS Breast Cancer Awareness is a registered 501(c)3 organization and all donations are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. HIS Breast Cancer Awareness acknowledges all donations by email or mail, with a tax receipt to the provided address.

Especially during this Thanksgiving Holiday; Modah Ani- I/We are very thankful; We hope you are too.

Editor, Co Founder; Vicki Singer Wolf