Uncle Remus
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HBOs documentary, The Education of Dee Dee Ricks, follows the journey of a woman battling breast cancer, while attempting to raise millions of dollars to help treat other breast cancer patients without resources.
After undergoing a double mastectomy herself, Dee Dee Ricks teamed up with Dr. Harold Freeman of the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention in Harlem. Ricks personally donated over $1 million and has raised over $10 million for their cause.
The best thing that ever happened to me was cancer, because it opened up to all this suffering thats going on in this world, and I want to make a difference, Ricks told Nightline anchor Cynthia McFadden.
The documentary premieres on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 8:30 p.m. ET on HBO.
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Though shes surprised at how well the first session goes (It was so easy, it didnt hurt, it didnt burn, she tells the camera thats leading her onto the sidewalk out of the upscale facility, The nurses found the veins right away!), a couple of weeks later, shes feeling effects. Medical bills begin to bother hernot that she cant pay, but that insurance companies are deceitful as to what they might cover and what they finally willand her mood is affected (Im in chemo meltdown, she moans, her face pale and eyes bloodshot).
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Anyone else gonna watch this?
My aunt died from breast cancer years ago 'n I remember quite a few of her stories. I can still see the tears in her eyes when she'd talk about how many poor women would have to stop treatment due to lack of funds.