108 Women Every Day

Imagine 108 women your in life. It might sound a bit challenging at first, but if you actually wrote their names down, it would only take a couple minutes. Or you could look at a list of your Facebook friends and probably easily find 108. Think about what that list would look like. Who are they?  They are mothers, daughters, grandmothers, granddaughters, aunts, nieces, friends, co-workers, mentors, and neighbors.  Think about all of the roles this group of women have in their families, their communities, and even your life. Think about how many lives are impacted by just your list of 108 women.

            Now imagine that 108 women, like those on your list, die every day.  Every Single Day...This country loses approximately 108 women due to Metastatic Breast Cancer because there is no cure. 

            While attending the Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s 9th annual Women Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference in Philadelphia, the women of the “Hear My Voice” outreach volunteers learned of this startling number.  Several of the women organized a die-in in response. 108 women laid down on the floor together hand in hand to remember those who have died and to honor those who will. 

We so badly need a cure so we do not continue to lose 108 great women every day!How can you help?  Show your support  for women and men with Metastatic Breast Cancer by giving a donation to METAvivor for MBC research.

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METAvivor appreciates your donation and honors your generosity by ensuring that 100% of your donation goes toward supporting grants for metastatic breast cancer research.

 

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*The 108 figure comes from the 2013 American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Facts and Figures. The number of estimated deaths from metastatic breast cancer in 2013 was 39,620. Divide that by 365, and you get 108. The number of estimated deaths increased to 40,000 in 2014.