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Betseys Bonnets Hand-Knit Hats

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About Us

Hello, Betsey White here. Welcome to our volunteer family.

After three bouts with breast cancer over the past 25 years, other life threatening and life-altering challenges, I have learned and grown into a place of gratefulness.

I have made so many life choices and changes (very difficult ones) through the last couple of decades. The diagnosis and treatment began in 1982 when I was 32 years old with lumpectomy, radiation and prophylactic hysterectomy. Ten years later in 1992 (after a messy divorce and a stroke) the cancer returned in the same area and I chose partial mastectomy. 2002 the same breast, same cancer again. My thought (perceived as self-destructive by most) had been that I would let the breast cancer have breast tissue and it would rather be there than in my bones or organs. Now the breast tissue is gone as final treatment.

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At first the diagnosis was a private matter between friends, family, and medical staff. After participation in some support groups, and going to routine medical exams, I encountered a shift and found that I was labeled a cancer patient first, person last (or not at all). This is the point where my personal journey became most difficult. I found it incredibly hard to cope with the emotional needs of others. So, I consciously removed myself from what I perceived as toxic thoughts and surroundings. I just needed time to lick my wounds and come to know the new person I had become. I was changed (not dead!).

My focus is now on celebrating the person...not as a patient, but as a worthwhile unique individual undergoing a challenging time. We have found that most of our hats are purchased as a very personal (and practical) gift for a loved one. I love that!

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Betseys Bonnets
6523 California Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98136

501(c)(3)#04-3798105
Telephone and Fax number: 206-790-4226

Hats@BBonnets.org

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