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As with the ICU story and any other story were she references friends, I automatically change it to “someone who lives in the area who’s misfortune I read about in the local paper/ heard from mama Ev / heard on the grapevine”- none of these people she refers to are ever her friends. Just someone she knows through someone who knows them through someone, or it’s just a bit of local gossip that she self inserts herself into for internet fawning and sympathy. See: behaviour following Jo Cox death.
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GazpachoPolice said:
Re. The cancer baiting, I’m pretty sure there was also a follow up “poor me” post at some point about having bad numerous cancer scares over the previous year or something…
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Yes, I remember this, think it ties in with my memory re lumps or something.
 
EllaEm87 said:
As with the ICU story and any other story were she references friends, I automatically change it to “someone who lives in the area who’s misfortune I read about in the local paper/ heard from mama Ev / heard on the grapevine”- none of these people she refers to are ever her friends. Just someone she knows through someone who knows them through someone, or it’s just a bit of local gossip that she self inserts herself into for internet fawning and sympathy. See: behaviour following Jo Cox death.
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Yes, I remember this, think it ties in with my memory re lumps or something.
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Yes, she definitely mentioned a breast lump when she was fishing for pity. But not once did she signpost followers to anything related to breast health. Nor did she point out that most women experience breast changes that can be entirely normal*. She is adept at spreading fear as well as encouraging people to believe she is the victim of many tragedies. She is no advocate for women's health and she in fact just makes it harder for women to be taken seriously by doctors.

* always see the GP for breast changes and push for an ultrasound. It's usually hormonal but catching things early helps. Coppa feel charity send regular texts to remind you and your partner to do regular breast checks. Stay on top of your boobs ladies. And men with moobs can be affected too although it's very rare.
 
DinosaurSenior said:
You are spot on, @People-huv-tae-know
I have a male friend who has had breast cancer.

He is 100% ok now, but was so lucky to have been diagnosed, as you say, it's so rare.

All he does is fundraise, post stuff about awareness, in the most positive and non self centred way.
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I saw a man at the mammogram once. I wasn’t surprised, as they have some of the same tissue and can have the same problems, right? Literally nobody was batting an eyelid.
He, however, made it very clear that he was a patient and A MAN!!!!! He was a right Richard Madeley.
 
DinosaurSenior said:
You are spot on, @People-huv-tae-know
I have a male friend who has had breast cancer.

He is 100% ok now, but was so lucky to have been diagnosed, as you say, it's so rare.

All he does is fundraise, post stuff about awareness, in the most positive and non self centred way.
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I'm so glad your friend is better now. That must have been especially difficult and even lonely to go through as it is so rare in men. It's great that he is raising awareness too. More men need to know this.
 
People-huv-tae-know said:
I'm so glad your friend is better now. That must have been especially difficult and even lonely to go through as it is so rare in men. It's great that he is raising awareness too. More men need to know this.
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I didn't know about male breast cancer until I read Peter Criss's book, he was diagnosed with BC a while ago.
(Peter is the former 'Cat', the drummer from KISS.)
 
MaineCoonMama said:
I didn't know about male breast cancer until I read Peter Criss's book, he was diagnosed with BC a while ago.
(Peter is the former 'Cat', the drummer from KISS.)
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I read about in an article about 20 years a go and have to admit I was surprised. It didn't occur to me that it could happen to men but they have breast tissue too. They don't have to be massive moobs or pecs either for it to occur. I think it helps if men are aware both for themselves but also to help partners (a task they relish anyway). It's the same with menstruation. Boys need to be taught from a young age so they can support women and girls appropriately rather than it being misunderstood and feared.
 
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Beggy Slopgibbon said:
Is she locked down again? Why does she keep doing this? It seems a bit.....erm, flaky??? To keep flouncing off if you don't like the responses you're getting???
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It's her way of controlling the narrative. When she's around and tweeting a lot she opens up, otherwise she locks again so that no one can start up a quote or reply she can't quickly react to
 
People-huv-tae-know said:
Plus all the books and shelves and general clutter give her away as someone with money to fritter.
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Can you not make fritter rhyme?!!!

There's a book festi that might help... Somewhere over on that funny lump of the country on the right?

I'm from oop north. If it ain't on the A1 or M6 it must be either The Midlands (limboland), Wales, or somewhere near or attached to NorFuck. What do I know? I LEFT.

(I did o levels and got a B in Geography. I can tell you about sheep farming in New Zealand, Norwegian fjords and South American pampas. How-to get from A to B in England....? No chance.)
 
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Here's an article on her lump scare

www.indy100.com

Why every woman needs to check her breasts, a gif guide from Jack Monroe

Sometimes, we can get a bit complacent when it comes to our health. But activist and writer Jack Monroe has shared an important that will make women everywhere think seriously about checking their breasts regularly. To help those less susspetable to a lecture via Twitter, Jack used the power of...
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