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\n \n Breast Cancer Survivor Working for A Better World <\/span>\n\n \n \n October 26, 2022 <\/span>\n <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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By Leslie Ferris Yerger, CEO & Founder of My Density Matters<\/p>\n

Beverly Vote<\/strong> is on a mission to change the global view of breast cancer to a world without it.\u00a0 She calls it the New Pink Paradigm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe it\u2019s possible,\u201d she said from her home in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, explaining she\u2019s bringing together thought leaders for two summits focused on what the world would look like without breast cancer. It\u2019s this great grandmother\u2019s latest project in 30 years of working to educate and raise awareness about breast cancer.<\/p>\n

Vote received her own education on breast cancer at the age of 37 when she found a lump in her breast. Over the course of a year, she faced four misdiagnoses due to her dense breast tissue before a doctor confirmed that the large, lemon-sized lump was, in fact, breast cancer. She underwent surgery, chemotherapy, and a double mastectomy.<\/p>\n

The entire experience brought a range of emotions including shock at the diagnosis and then survivor\u2019s guilt. Ultimately, it raised big questions for Vote about her future after the illness prompted her to sell her insurance brokerage agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to a life purpose workshop, and there was a requirement to write a mission statement for your life. And so I did. My life mission statement is to help change the culture and the consciousness about breast cancer,\u201d said Vote.<\/p>\n

That clarity led Vote to buy a local magazine, turn its focus to breast cancer, and launch Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine<\/em><\/a>. She has served as its publisher since the first issue arrived on her driveway in 2005. \u201cBack then we were shipping them out ourselves,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Seventeen years later, the magazine has grown and is now published in partnership with the National Consortium of Breast Centers. It\u2019s available for free in doctor\u2019s offices and online<\/a>. The My Density Matters Team is thrilled to see their CEO and Founder Leslie Yerger featured in the fall 2022 issue.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe magazine’s about education, trusted resources, and inspiration from those who’ve had a transformational experience, how they faced their darkest times, and how they went through it,\u201d Vote said.<\/p>\n

For those looking for even more support, Vote hosts the annual Breast Cancer Wellness Thrivers Cruise<\/a> which is meant to bring together breast cancer survivors and their loved ones along with medical professionals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe celebrate life. We celebrate our milestones. We celebrate each other,\u201d said Vote, calling it life changing for many. \u201cThey walk on that cruise feeling they were not heard and understood. And they walk off with their heads held high. That freedom of laughing and being together with people that understand what they’ve been through is so empowering.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

In February 2023, the cruise will sail for San Juan, Puerto Rico for its sixteenth voyage.<\/p>\n

Vote hopes her work also helps doctors, nurses, and technicians better understand their patients\u2019 real struggles. \u201cOne of the greatest fears a woman has is being accepted after she’s had a mastectomy and if anybody’s going to find her desirable. And that’s one of the pink elephants in the room,\u201c she explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aboard one cruise, Vote handed the microphone to a woman who talked to the crowd about that pink elephant.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was eye-opening for the doctors who heard her story and had no idea that this is one of the aspects that many women go through. Some came up to me and said that changed their lives and how they would go forth working with their patients,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

Vote\u2019s next project is a podcast which she plans to launch in January 2023 to highlight the personal experience of breast cancer along with the New Pink Paradigm. \u201cIf we don’t have a vision for a world without breast cancer, we won’t be experiencing it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Vote wants her work to continue guiding breast cancer patients to see their own future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to remind women that they’re not helpless and that there\u2019s real hope. I am on my journey to help women understand and create a vision in their own life beyond the diagnosis,\u201d said Vote. It\u2019s an achievement she\u2019s certainly turned into reality for herself.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s this great grandmother\u2019s latest project in 30 years of working to educate and raise awareness about breast cancer.<\/p> <p>Vote received her own education on breast cancer at the age of 37 when she found a lump in her breast. Over the course of a year, she faced four misdiagnoses due to her dense breast tissue before a doctor confirmed that the large, lemon-sized lump was, in fact, breast cancer. She underwent surgery, chemotherapy, and a double mastectomy.<\/p> <p>The entire experience brought a range of emotions including shock at the diagnosis and then survivor\u2019s guilt. Ultimately, it raised big questions for Vote about her future after the illness prompted her to sell her insurance brokerage agency.<\/p> <p>\u201cI went to a life purpose workshop, and there was a requirement to write a mission statement for your life. And so I did. My life mission statement is to help change the culture and the consciousness about breast cancer,\u201d said Vote.<\/p> <p>That clarity led Vote to buy a local magazine, turn its focus to breast cancer, and launch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breastcancerwellness.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine<\/em><\/a>. She has served as its publisher since the first issue arrived on her driveway in 2005. \u201cBack then we were shipping them out ourselves,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Seventeen years later, the magazine has grown and is now published in partnership with the National Consortium of Breast Centers. It\u2019s available for free in doctor\u2019s offices and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breastcancerwellness.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>. The My Density Matters Team is thrilled to see their CEO and Founder<a href=\"https:\/\/online.fliphtml5.com\/zadnq\/yldc\/#p=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Leslie Yerger featured in the fall 2022 issue.<\/a><\/p> <p>\u201cThe magazine's about education, trusted resources, and inspiration from those who've had a transformational experience, how they faced their darkest times, and how they went through it,\u201d Vote said.<\/p> <p>For those looking for even more support, Vote hosts the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/beverly-vote.mykajabi.com\/thrivers-cruise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breast Cancer Wellness Thrivers Cruise<\/a> which is meant to bring together breast cancer survivors and their loved ones along with medical professionals.<\/p> <p>\u201cWe celebrate life. We celebrate our milestones. We celebrate each other,\u201d said Vote, calling it life changing for many. \u201cThey walk on that cruise feeling they were not heard and understood. And they walk off with their heads held high. That freedom of laughing and being together with people that understand what they've been through is so empowering.\u201d\u00a0<\/p> <p>In February 2023, the cruise will sail for San Juan, Puerto Rico for its sixteenth voyage.<\/p> <p>Vote hopes her work also helps doctors, nurses, and technicians better understand their patients\u2019 real struggles. \u201cOne of the greatest fears a woman has is being accepted after she's had a mastectomy and if anybody's going to find her desirable. And that's one of the pink elephants in the room,\u201c she explained.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Aboard one cruise, Vote handed the microphone to a woman who talked to the crowd about that pink elephant.<\/p> <p>\u201cIt was eye-opening for the doctors who heard her story and had no idea that this is one of the aspects that many women go through. Some came up to me and said that changed their lives and how they would go forth working with their patients,\u201d she stated.<\/p> <p>Vote\u2019s next project is a podcast which she plans to launch in January 2023 to highlight the personal experience of breast cancer along with the New Pink Paradigm. \u201cIf we don't have a vision for a world without breast cancer, we won't be experiencing it,\u201d she said.<\/p> <p>In the meantime, Vote wants her work to continue guiding breast cancer patients to see their own future.<\/p> <p>\u201cI just want to remind women that they're not helpless and that there\u2019s real hope. I am on my journey to help women understand and create a vision in their own life beyond the diagnosis,\u201d said Vote. It\u2019s an achievement she\u2019s certainly turned into reality for herself.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4569"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5791,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4569\/revisions\/5791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}