We love you and miss you...YOUR FAMILY
What more could a family ask for? We all enjoyed the years we had with this beautiful child and woman and are grateful for this.
In November of 1990, Jeanne, at 39 years old, was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer. We were all devastated to hear this news. Many tears were shed, but Jeanne's faith and strength sustained us more times than we were able to uplift her spirits.
She chose to be in a research study program, at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where she was being treated, hoping a new treatment would come along mostly to prolong her life, but also to help someone else down the line that would be diagnosed with this same dreaded and vicious disease.
Less than a year before she died, she walked into her art studio and proceeded to paint a very simple contemporary Xmas illustration, unlike her usual painting style of complex land-scapes and sea-scapes. When completed, she entered this piece of work in the Holiday Card Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in Boston, MA. Her illustration was one of the 10 official Christmas cards chosen for that year. Jeanne conveyed a feeling, in her card, as she said, quote "I wanted to touch the hearts of many." which she did with this simplistic, homey feeling that said "Xmas" in this piece of work.
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The Christmas card sales, for that year, generated more than $75,000 for cancer research. Jeanne never knew of her honor as the notice came in the mail two days after she died.
She fought courageously, with the help of her husband and family for 4 years, and there is not a day that passes that she is not thought of.
The pink ribbon is a symbol of breast cancer awareness. Wear a pink ribbon so people will ask what it's all about. Also, please, put a pink ribbon on your Web Page in support of a Breast Cancer Cure. Thank you.
To download this ribbon, right click on it with your mouse, then click Save Picture As... "pinksm.gif" to your file.American Institute for Cancer Research (Hotline at 1-800-843-8114)
The Avon Breast Cancer CrusadeBreast Cancer Advocacy Groups (The Susan Komen Foundation at 1-800-462-9273)
Community Breast Health Project.
Why Me? 24 HR TOLL FREE HOTLINE English 1-800-221-2141 Espaņol- 1-800-986-9505
This Nondenominational Breast Cancer Research Semipostal Stamp was issued in 1998, please buy and use them in support of a cure and donation for Breast Cancer. Thank you.
The U.S. Postal Service currently has three 45-cent fundraising or "semipostal" stamps available for purchase at Post Offices, online at The Postal Store, and by toll-free phone order at 1 800 STAMP-24:
the Breast Cancer Research stamp, the Heroes of 2001 stamp, and the Stop Family Violence stamp.
The price of a semipostal pays for the First-Class single-piece postage rate in effect at the time of purchase plus an amount to fund causes that the Postal Service determines to be in the national public interest and appropriate. By law, revenue from sales (minus postage and the reasonable costs of the Postal Service) is to be transferred to a selected executive agency or agencies.
Breast Cancer Research Stamp
The Breast Cancer Research semipostal was issued on July 29, 1998, at a first day ceremony held in the White House. It was the first semipostal in U.S. history.
To date, the stamp has raised more than $37 million for breast cancer research. By law, 70 percent of the net amount raised is given to the National Institutes of Health and 30 percent is given to the MedicalResearch Program at the Department of Defense.
