Painting with a Twist recap
Thank you Painting with a Twist in Live Oak for hosting our fundraiser. Because of their generosity, Overcomers raised $1,252 to help support our new program launching in May. This program will be our Thrive to a Beautiful You Workshop.
This will be a hands on workshop to anyone affected by breast cancer. In this workshop, participants will learn about skincare and makeup application to help restore a sense of confidence and educate them on making positive safe choices to live a healthier and less harmful life. Above all, this workshop will be more than just makeup. This workshop will empower women to embrace their inner strengths and imperfections. While aligning their inner and outer beauty to become confident in their own skin. The Thrive to Beautiful You Workshop is going to create a movement towards a mindful, healthier way of living as survivors. Overcomers hopes to do more Painting with a Twist fundraisers in the future.
10 Breast Cancer Facts You Need To Know in 2019
Do you know what breast cancer is? Have you heard of it but don’t fully understand the disease? Is someone in your family, or one of your friends diagnosed with it? This blog post will cover the immediate facts of breast cancer symptoms in 2018, as well as an overview of the disease and what are the risk factors for breast cancer.
So let’s get to it…
What is Breast Cancer?
According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) :
“Breast cancer is a disease in which cells in the breast grow out of control. There are different kinds of breast cancer. The kind of breast cancer depends on which cells in the breast turn into cancer.
Breast cancer can begin in different parts of the breast. A breast is made up of three main parts: lobules, ducts, and connective tissue. The lobules are the glands that produce milk. The ducts are tubes that carry milk to the nipple. The connective tissue (which consists of fibrous and fatty tissue) surrounds and holds everything together. Most breast cancers begin in the ducts or lobules.
Breast cancer can spread outside the breast through blood vessels and lymph vessels. When breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body, it is said to have metastasized.
The most common kinds of breast cancer are—
- Invasive ductal carcinoma. The cancer cells grow outside the ducts into other parts of the breast tissue. Invasive cancer cells can also spread, or metastasize, to other parts of the body.
- Invasive lobular carcinoma. Cancer cells spread from the lobules to the breast tissues that are close by. These invasive cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body.”
10 Breast Cancer Facts You Need to Know in 2019:
1. 1 in 8 women in America will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. (1)
12.4% of women in the United States will develop breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. This makes breast cancer the most common cancer among women, besides skin cancer.
2. In 2018, an estimated 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in women in the U.S., along with 63,960 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer. (1)
There were about 2,550 new cases of breast cancer in men in 2018.
3. For women in the U.S., breast cancer death rates are higher than those for any other cancer, besides lung cancer. (1)
4. Most women (about eight out of 10) who get breast cancer do not have a family history of the disease. (1)
5. Over 3.3 million breast cancer survivors are alive in the United States today. (1)
6. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, besides skin cancer. (1)
7. On average, every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer and 1 woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes. (1)
8. A man’s lifetime risk of breast cancer is about 1 in 1,000. (2)
9. Every 19 seconds, someone in the world will be diagnosed with breast cancer. (3)
10. The most significant risk factors for breast cancer are gender (being a woman) and age (growing older). (4)
Sources:
(1) https://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/statistics
(2) https://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/types/male_bc
(3) https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-breast-cancer
(4) https://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/risk/factors
Overcomers October Fundraising Recap 2018
Our October fundraising was a huge success!
Introduction
Overcomers is very grateful to all of our donors for our 2018 October Fundraising season! We were able to raise $1373 to aid in our Pink under the Tree program. Below we will share a recap of all of the events in October that helped us reach this donation amount.
Brighton Power of Pink Fundraiser
Overcomers had the amazing opportunity to partner with Brighton La Cantera to help us raise $335 to add to our total. Throughout October, Overcomers volunteers manned a table at the Brighton La Cantera location, sharing with shoppers how Overcomers provides support for breast cancer survivors for the community of San Antonio and surrounding areas. Special thanks to PRMA, The Pink Boutique, and the Methodist Hospital nurse navigators.
Kendra Scott Gives Back Event with Overcomers
On October 5, Kendra Scott at La Cantera was having a fundraiser event with Overcomers. We were able to raise $718! The turnout for this event was amazing! We saw so many familiar faces and were able to share the news of Overcomers with so many new ones. Our awesome board member, Jennifer Lee, took some beautiful photos of the event. You can view some of them below:
Overcomers Facebook Fundraising
Through generous donations from our friends on Facebook, we were able to raise over $300! Thank you to all of you who donated and helped make all of our facebook fundraisers a success! We were amazed by the support of all the people on social media.
What’s Next?
Overcomers will be delivering Christmas presents to families affected by breast cancer who otherwise would not be able to afford presents, which we are calling, Pink Under the Tree. (Note: Overcomers is not taking applications, but is partnering with local nurse navigators to select families who most need these presents.) We thank all of our donors who make this possible. I urge you to like and follow our Facebook Page, as I know we will be posting more information about this program in the future.
Did you attend one of these events or have any feedback on a fundraiser we should do in the future? Let us know in the comments!
Overcomers Retreat 2018- Recap
Norma and I with one of the Retreat Buses
Overcomers Retreat 2018- Recap
An introduction to the Overcomers Blog
Welcome to Overcomers blog!
We realize that there are so many of you out there that need encouragement and support, the kind of support we wish we had when we were starting our breast cancer treatments. Our mission is to continue to encourage, equip and empower women and their families. By writing this blog, we hope to connect with more of you and be another resource that you will think of when it comes to breast cancer and all that it entails. We will focus on the mind, the body, the spirit and will continue to be a voice for as long as God allows. Above all else, remember breast cancer is not your fault. Your life is priceless and when you face your darkest hour, remember that hope is what we hold onto. Hope Thou in God. We are praying with and for you!