Jackie Layne, 50, West Bloomfield
Instead of returning to my doctor every six months, 1 now only return once a year. My
bout with breast cancer began when the radiologist noticed a suspicious spot on my
mammogram. He said there were calcifications and that I should see a surgeon. I saw
Dr. Eduardo Phillips, and he suggested a biopsy. I then had a lumpectomy, but the
margins were not clear. My gynecologist, Dr. Steven Nligdal, then suggested a second
opinion. I went to see Dr. Jeffrey Forman. He took me under his wing and set up a
program. I needed another lumpectomy and radiation treatment. This happened in
1999, and I am going on my third year. Because of my special relationship with Dr.
Forman, I became involved with the "Think Pink" event. As a personal shopper in
the Fifth Avenue Club at Saks Fifth Avenue, we hosted a special trunk show to bene-
fit the "Think Pink" golf outing and arranged for the raffle prize of a trip to Montreal
to meet with designer Marisa Minicucci. Saks Fifth Avenue also donates a percentage
of sales during the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer project. Dr. Susan Love's Breast
Book has become my bible, and I often give it to friends with breast cancer. Since this
experience, I've learned that you don't take things for granted. You really start appre-
ciating life, and I deal with things on a different level.
Frannie Greenebaum, 62, Bloomfield Hills
My breast cancer was diagnosed six years ago on a routine mammogram. I saw Dr.
John Ingold at Beaumont and then went to the University of Michigan for a second
opinion. They suggested I have the surgery near my hometown. I had a lumpectomy
and six weeks of radiation at age 56. I was fortunate to be part of the founding of the
Sharing & Caring group at Beaumont Hospital, donated by the Petersen Foundation.
Nina Machus, Maggie Griner and I went out to Stanford to learn about their support
group to start one here with Dr. Ingold. Now we have this wonderful group. The sup-
port of others is primary to cope. I am now more sensitive. It's more important now
more than ever to celebrate the good times.
Jain Lauter, 47, West Bloomfield
My husband found the lump, and we called Dr. John Ingold, a surgeon. A mammogram
identified it, and I watched it for a few months, returning to the doctor every two weeks.
When it didn't go away, I had a biopsy. At that time, I had two choices of treatment. I
chose a mastectomy. I thought... it's only a breast, not a heart. I had the mastectomy two
days later, at age 34, and then I had an implant. I called Dr. Michael Gellis, a plastic sur-
geon, on Friday and I saw him Monday. I was determined to wear that off-the-shoulder
gown I had purchased for my daughter's bat mitzvah. It's changed how I look in a bathing
suit, but it hasn't changed my life. I had an easy case, because my breast cancer was slow
growing. I know that breast cancer takes its toll on families. My family is wonderful, and
family support is more important than anything. The day my friends found out, they all
called. It makes all the difference in the world.
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