My mom always says I need to write a book. So I will journal some of the facts about my Breast Cancer case. I want to log these facts for my family and maybe friends to pass on for knowledge and prevention of breast cancer and other cancers related to the BRCA 2 mutation I carry.
1) insurance sucks when it comes to members of family needing to be BRCA tested. Yes, my siblings can be tested, but my Aunts and uncles (except one that had BC, yes a male with BC) can't get insurance to cover their BRCA testing until their sibling is tested. My dad obviously had BRCA because I have it, but since he is deceased and was never tested, my Aunts and Uncles can't be tested because I am not their direct descendant. They will have to wait until my uncle, that had BC, is tested and if he is negative will they deny testing them?
Their paternal Aunt, My Great Aunt was one of 11 children and was BRCA2 +. 1 male, 10 females and if those 10 females 6 of them died of one or more cancers related to BRCA2 cancers. Uterine or Ovarian and or Breast. My Great Grandpa was obviously a BRCA 2 mutation carrier....
Don't you think that is enough history of cancers to get insurance to cover BRCA tests without a direct sibling or parent having been tested, but passed away?!
