KACEY PROUD OF U GIRL!: Re: Back from NY media luncheon w/ Dr. Melmed

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Kacey, way to go girl!!!

You're inspiring me to tell my story too. I am not ashamed, I tell it all the time, but would like to tell it to the media. Any ideas on getting started locally? I could even type you up a speech or little testamony. Oh course I'd have to give glory to the one who got me this far. My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I mean I wouldn't offend anyone just put it in when I could. Let me know if you'd like a testamony of some kind. I'm so pround of you. Maybe, a bunch of us could write something up for you. How do you pay for these trips, are they funded? Should I call my local newspaper and see if anyone wanted to do a story? God Bless you child, way to go!! Hugs and Support, stephsummer <stephsummer@...> wrote:

That luncheon sounds awesome!! What did Dr. Melmed talk about? He sounds like such a fantastic advocate for women like us. He's one of the plastic surgeons who has told me to keep on keeping on with the breastfeeding and I so appreciate his knowledge and expertise.I feel very sad reading that you couldn't cut your chicken, Kacey. My prayers for your healing are with you.> Hi all,> > I know I don't answer everyone all the time, but I do read your > posts to me and I greatly appreciate them! You are all wonderful, > wonderful women! Also, I wanted to let you know that I receive > hundreds of emails and I refer many of these women to this site for > more support and

encouragement.> > Okay, so for the latest updates with media stuff:> > In New York, the National Center for Policy Research for Women and > Families (this is the organization that Dr. Diane Zuckerman heads > up) held it's annual media luncheon. The topic was on "Dangerous > Medicine" and I was in the company of amazingly intelligent people! > Among the speakers was Dr. Melmed, I, and a woman who was on the FDA > advisory pannel committe for silicone gel implants....she voted NOT > to approve them. Basically, the message of the lucheon was that > silicone implants of any kind, can cause bad results. > > The media (there was about 20 different people there all from > different magazines/newspapers) was extremely receptive to my story > (and everyone else's) and my MTV video, which they played before I > began my speech. I truly believe

that everyone was impacted by my > prescence, as I was in tremendous pain that day, and the reporter > from Newsday even cut my chicken for me, as I was not able to do it > myself.> > I was honored and excited to be able to be a part of this, and I > look forward to every opportunity to share my story that will come > out of this.> > I just wanted to let you all know the latest with our issue > > Take care everyone!> Kacey