In 2016 we held a fundraiser to help with the additional financial burden of my lymphedema diagnosis. To my dismay and shock, insurance does not cover these items (considered Durable Medical Equipment- DME). As we started organizing, we discovered we were not alone in this struggle. There are very limited resources for survivors and their needs after being “cleared” cancer …
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Article in Merchandiser Sept 2017
Ride, After-Party To Support Breast Cancer Survivors By Chelsea Peifer – Town Lively – Engle Printing As a five-year breast cancer survivor, Bainbridge resident Kim Coy is all too familiar with the way that medical expenses continue to add up after insurance coverage ends. “A survivor has another chapter in an unwritten book that changes almost daily,” Coy said. “Some …
2019 Event Items
These items will be available for purchase at event Oct 5th – Survivors Raise Hope Event
Survivors Raise Hope
A survivor has another chapter in an unwritten book that changes almost daily. Some things change temporarily, others are permanent. Our non-profit organization the Ta Ta Rebels Inc. is to support other survivors like myself. Our goal is to help individual survivors with after treatment/surgery expenses. For 5 years, there are scans every 6 months by either mammograms or MRI, …