Herceptin seminar

AlaskaAngel · 10-10-2007, 03:22 PM

Ah yes, there it is, the map of the USA that Alaskans and Hawaiians know oh so well... They even have a side note for those who are not "residents of the USA"....

Could someone who attends the seminars provide Genentech with a map that includes Hawaii and Alaska, just in case they think we are still territories?

From the largest state in the Union,

ALASKA Angel

Sheila · 10-10-2007, 03:39 PM

Alaska Angel
That does really bite to be treated like an outsider...I will let them know when I go here in Illinois!!!!

Brenda_D · 10-10-2007, 04:25 PM

Yeah, I kind of know the feeling. I quit looking for events for most BC things in IL, since they seem to think the only city in IL is Chicago. Lol

But at least I'm close to St. Louis,MO.

Really, maybe they just don't have enough participants in those 2 states, and you can speak up and BE the one that shares the story?

When I first found out I had BC, I asked about a local support group. There's no such thing. I would have to go 50 miles away, when I was barely making it the few blocks to chemo every 3 weeks.
Later I asked the local cancer association about a support group and they told me there's no interest in one.
Darned shame, I think.

AlaskaAngel · 10-10-2007, 04:52 PM

Thanks, Sheila and Brenda,

With a population of 260,000 in Anchorage alone according to the 2000 census, if Genentech doesn't think there are enough participants in Alaska to put us on the map maybe they need to check their marketing strategies?

There are times these days when perhaps being a citizen of the USA has a tarnished quality to it, but for now we are part of the whole, working toward better days.

AlaskaAngel