Hi. I’m using the run up to the holidays, calling on friends here and the writing community at WordPress for support to ask if you can either donate a small amount by using my donation button below (any country) or text BGON64 to 70070 (for those here in the UK) to give whatever you can (even the price of a solitary cuppa) to help Cancer Research and Breast Cancer Research. As a breast cancer survivor, I can sincerely say that your help is more than appreciated.
Cancer Research is not government funded and is responsible for a high percentage of the major breakthroughs we have seen to date. Without you and me, those breakthroughs will not happen. Regardless of the amount or where you live in this world, your generosity will one day give the gift of life.
On the JustGiving page, you will find verification. It will also tell you all about my story, reasons and action plan I’ve used and for the foreseeable future.
Thank you very much!
Anita
Reblogged this on Tammy Mezera.
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Thank you, Tammy! I hope you’re well.
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You’re welcome Anita. And yeah, starting to feel sane again but just may be momentary lapse haha.
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Well, string ’em together – make a necklace.
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ha ha ha
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Sometimes we need to help a friend. This time, its hands across the water for our friends in the UK.
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Thank you so much, Rose!
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I prefer to donate to charities like The Doctor Hadwen Trust, or The Physician’s Committee for Safer Medicine, as they are working on developing cures for cancer using methods other than animal testing, which is a more direct way to save human lives. Cancer Research donate money for animal experiments which are very dangerous to humans, and slowing the progress of a cure.
I hope this does not offend, as I have found this perspective often offends people. I just hate to see people generously giving to a cause which wastes people’s money. ❤
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I am not offended and we all have different perspectives on an issue. Yours however does seem to weigh heavily on misinformation – and wasting people’s money…in terms of direct benefits. One drug developed this way saved my life and countless others. There will always be a huge moral issue but I hope one day there will be enough funds to go around, discoveries made and laws changed, to provide us all with animal free testing/research. CRUK and many others adhere to strict guidelines and wherever possible, avoid using animal testing. It does not change the fact we do rely on a small percentage of animal testing (mice with a similar make up to our own, worms, insects) and that doesn’t always sit well, but there are over 400 deaths a day from cancer at present regardless of the approach. And it’s a legal requirement in this country that all new drugs (not just cancer drugs) are tested in animals before they’re given to patients, to make sure that they’re safe to use.
Much of their work doesn’t involve animals, and wherever it’s possible researchers rely on other methods. Some use cells taken from human tumours, others study cell processes in yeast or bacteria, and some use computer models to study cancer.
They’re also looking at entirely new approaches, such as ‘artificial tumours’ and lab grown tissue. When there is simply no other way, researchers follow strict laws that ensure animals are treated humanely and only used when there’s no alternative.
As I say, the world isn’t perfect or fair. Thank you for you input.
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