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| P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action Poster |
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| P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action Poster and P&G Products Table |
I did it for 'The Girls', Will YOU?
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Giuliana
Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, center, Janelle Hail, left,
chief executive officer and founder National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.,
and Right, Allison Maxwell, breast cancer survivor and P&G employee, kick
off the P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action, by rallying women
to perform a breast self-exam and create an early detection plan, Thursday,
Sept. 20, 2012 in New York. Photo/P&G, Susan Goldman
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As I
mentioned in my Weekly Moment of Gratitude post yesterday I recently got the
chance to participate in one of my most special Twitter Parties yet. I have
co-hosted and hosted many twitter parties, but this was my first time
participating in a live twitter party with a Celebrity Host! As part of the P&G GIVE Hope "Do It For the Girls!" Day of
Action, I attended a blogger roundtable with Giuliana Rancic, new mom, E! News anchor and breast cancer
survivor, Janelle Hail, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the NationalBreast Cancer Foundation, Inc., and Allison Maxwell, breast cancer
survivor and P&G employee, who openly discussed their Cancer
experiences and treatments as well as the importance of a Breast Self Exam.
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Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, center,
Janelle Hail, left, chief executive officer and founder National Breast Cancer
Foundation, Inc., and Right, Allison Maxwell, breast cancer survivor and
P&G employee
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National
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) is an annual
international health campaign organized by major breast
cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention,
diagnosis, treatment and cure. The campaign also offers information and support
to those affected by breast cancer. As well as providing a platform for
breast cancer charities to raise awareness of their work and of the disease,
BCAM is also a prime opportunity to remind women to be breast aware for earlier
detection. Do NOT just rely on your annual doctor appointment, do your self
exams MONTHLY, many survivors detected the lump themselves during their monthly
self exam! And some found their lump just after meeting with their doctor who did NOT detect it.
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Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor
and breast cancer survivor, center, Janelle Hail, left, chief executive officer
and founder National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., and Right, Allison
Maxwell, breast cancer survivor and P&G employee Photo/P&G, Susan Goldman
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One of the things that was discussed during the Q&A was just how differently everyone reacts to the news. There is no right or wrong reaction, there is no right or wrong way to deal with the news. One of the things discussed was whether it's a friend or family member, don't just ask 'What can I do?' - Just do it. Bring over food, magazines, arrange for a house-cleaning service to visit that person, arrange for an in home spa day for the person. Don't let that person just stay in the house, makes sure they get out! And don't under-estimate the power of just listening!
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| Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, center, Janelle Hail, left, chief executive officer and founder National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., and Right, Allison Maxwell, breast cancer survivor and P&G employee |
And speaking from my own experience from my Medical Nightmare this year, if a friend or family member is hospitalized, please VISIT them in person. Unfortunately the reality of most hospitals is that the person with the most visitors gets the best treatment because the staff knows someone is always watching. The person with very few visitors is often-times cared for way less. It's a very sad reality, but indeed true! (and I always say treat others the way you'd want to be treated. If it were YOU, would you be OK if your loved ones didn't bother checking on you during a hospital stay?)
After the Roundtable - The Twitter Party!
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| Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, particiaptes in a twitter party and kicks off the P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action, by rallying women to perform a breast self exam and create an early detection plan, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in New York. Photo/P&G, Susan Goldman |
What's a Twitter Party without 'The Official #TwitterPartyDJ' right? I was live tweeting from the "Kardashian Suite" at the Gansevoort Park Avenue (@HotelGansevoort) where the roundtable took place along with Celeb Guest Tweeter, @GiulianaRancic, Main Hosts
@SheSpeaksUp, @NBCF and sponsor @PGmyGIVE.
I was tweeting great quotes and pictures from the Roundtable, here are a few pictures from my camera that I couldn't live tweet:
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| Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, particiaptes in a twitter party and kicks off the P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action, by rallying women to perform a breast self-exam and create an early detection plan, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in New York. Photo/P&G, Susan Goldman |
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| Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, particiaptes in a twitter party and kicks off the P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action, by rallying women to perform a breast self-exam and create an early detection plan, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Hotel Gansevoort in New York City. |
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| @GiulianaRancic (Left) tweeting during the #GIVEHope Twitter Party! |
How YOU Can Get Involved:
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please perform a regular breast self-exam. For more information, visit earlydetectionplan.org and click here to find out how to perform a breast self-exam.
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - You can save money while giving back by redeeming coupons in the P&G brandSAVER® found in your local newspaper. For every September 30 coupon redeemed, a 2¢ donation will be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation and for every October 14 coupon redeemed, a 1¢ donation will be made.
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - A $1 donation will be made to the National Breast Cancer
Foundation for every hand image created on the PGmyGIVE Facebook app.
Breast Self Exams are CRUCIAL. Please perform them monthly without fail, some people find it easy to remember to do in the shower, some prefer lying down in bed, whichever method works best for you use it! Remember, Breast Cancer does not discriminate, and being young doesn't prevent you from being afflicted, so if you have a history of breast cancer on either side of your family, discuss a game plan with your doctor about mammograms, if there is a history in your family, you are NOT too young to get a mammogram!
Here are some shots of me:
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| Ascending Butterfly wearing an Adrianna Papell Dress (oddly enough I won this dress from an E! News Fashion Contest and I wore it for the first time to interview E! News own Giuliana Rancic!) Boots 'Dinka' by Naturalizer |
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| Ascending Butterfly in the Kardashian Suite at the Gansevoort Hotel for the #GIVEHope Twitter Party, I am wearing a dress by Adrianna Papell, the jewelry is my own, the Boots are 'Dinka' by Naturalizer |
Below is a shot of all the bloggers included in the Roundtable with Giuliana Rancic!
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| Second from Left ME! @Ascending1, then it's @barrettboys, @MomMostTraveled, @SweetiesSweeps, Center: @GiulianaRancic, Far Right: Allison Maxwell (in pink dress) she is a P&G Employee and Breast Cancer Survivor! |
Have you done your Self Exam this month? Have you battled Breast Cancer? Has someone in your family battled it? Feel free to share your experiences with us!
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FTC Disclosure: This is NOT a compensated post, no monetary compensation has been received. I was a VIP Guest of SheSpeaksUp and was the provided the opporunity to participate in a special roundtable, questions and answers session, light lunch, and twitter party. All Opinions are 100% my own. I do feel Breast Health Awareness and Self-Exams are critical!
