The article I wrote--thanks Christine, Joe & Lyn

[Val Pfeiffer]

hi everyone--
I finally finished my breast cancer article. I sent it in on Friday morning. If you didn't see my posts a couple weeks ago asking for information, I will explain. I was asked to write a feature story about breast cancer for a monthly "general interest" (meaning non-medical) publication. The only editorial direction I had was to cover issues that are new and different than what everyon else is covering about breast cancer.

I talked to Christine and Joe on the phone, and they had just attended the symposium in Sacramento, and they gave me the contact info for Drs. Hood and Carney. I also "talked" with Lyn online, and others sent me comments as well. I hope I did an adequate job of quoting you all--and thank you for helping make this article successful. It was an important project for me because I want to do everything I can to increase public awareness of breast cancer issues.

I am attaching the story so you can see the finished product--I welcome your comments! I told the editor that I may be tweaking the sidebars, so if you have a website that in your opinion MUST be included , or if I have made a glaring error in the Stages sidebar, please let me know.

After I sent in the story, they liked it so much that they are making it the cover story--I am very excited! I was also allowed to submit the cover art, which I will try to attach so you can see it. I hope you like it; some may consider it a bit risqué, but I think it will be very powerful. This publication likes to tell the stories others don't tell, and I think the cover will make people pick it up and read it.

enjoy the rest of your weekend :-)

Val

P.S. This is my new sign-in name--I was vpfeiffer before.