Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Thank you Caroline, --------------------- I heard of this ladies work through the Annie Appleseed site, which is not really for BI women, but was started for breast cancer patients..with lot more information on other things..Ann is an RN, a stalwart advocate for women who have/had breast cancer.. is an advocate for getting out the word on the necessity of MRI's for implanted women. I think keeping her address and phone numbers handy might be of help when we reply to ill women who have no insurance and cannot afford an MRI.. Hope is able to help them, and that the demand doesn't overwhelm her... Also--------- Mark your calendars to read her article in penwomanship.com in October. Too bad the Washington Post refused to print it -- but then they have a whole lot of advertisements for plastic surgeons --guess they don't want to lose those $$$$$$$... Carolyn RE: your story , Thank you!!! spf: Thanks for writing. I'm not sure what you received. Did you receive my latest e-mail stating that it appears penwomanship.com--the Web site and the magazine--will in October publish my article about the breast implant situation? I live in Manassas, VA -- not all that far from you. I have been sending Ann information on the breast implant issue, thinking she was a BI information site. spf: Do you mean Ann Fonfa? She has written to me, explaining what she is all about, and she forwarded your letter about the Post refusing to print your article, as well as this one.. I do not know if you testified at the most recent hearing at the FDA -- I met so many sisters there that it is impossible for me to remember all.. spf: No, I am an individual, not with any organization. And my expertise, such as it is, is not in the FDA's reauthorizing the silicone gel-filled implants but in the need to inform women that they need MRIs to test these implants and what to do if they are found to be ruptured. Do you correspond with Zuckerman, who has been such a dedicated leader in the fight against approval by the FDA??? spf: I met Zuckerman May 6 when I was one of 10 women honored by the Natl Research Center for Women & Families as a foremother of the women's movement. Someone at my table told me was an expert re breast implants. I contacted her thereafter and she has been my mentor ever since. As has the wonderful Dr. Middleton of San Diego, who established the standards for MRIs to test breast implants. Best to you, Pressman Fuentes Public speaker, author, " Eat First--You Don't Know What They'll Give You, The Adventures of an Immigrant Family and Their Feminist Daughter " 11928 Frost Valley Way Potomac, MD 20854-2879 tel./fax: 301-340-1108 (must call first) e-mail: spfuentes@... web site: http://www.erraticimpact.com/fuentes Thanks again for your perseverance!! Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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