Frugal Fannie’s Helps BIDMC Hit Breast Cancer Where It Hurts
To find out more or get your own “Fight Like a Girl” merchandise, call 1-888-FRUGALS.
Nancy Longobardi is indebted to BIDMC for giving her a fighting chance. Just 18 months after the birth of her second child, Longobardi, a buyer for Frugal Fannie’s Fashion Warehouse, had her concerns of breast pain dismissed elsewhere as nothing serious. However, at the urging of her boss Kathleen Doxer, Frugal Fannie’s founder and co-owner, she came to the medical center for a second opinion. Doxer, had also battled breast cancer years earlier and was treated successfully with BIDMC in her corner.
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Although her doctors—breast surgeon Mary Jane Houlihan, M.D., and oncologist Nadine Tung, M.D.—concluded that Longobardi did indeed have breast cancer, an accurate diagnosis allowed her to get immediate and individualized treatment. She was quickly scheduled for surgery, followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy at the medical center. “I am grateful to BIDMC and appreciative of the way I was treated,” says Longobardi. “Everyone was always so positive, despite it being a negative situation to begin with. It helped me remain optimistic through the hard times.”
Her own treatment behind her and eager to land breast cancer with a one-two punch, Longobardi, along with her husband, designed sweatshirts bearing the tagline “Fight Like a Girl” and approached Doxer about selling them at Frugal Fannie’s. Doxer enthusiastically agreed. The sweatshirts adorned with Grateful Nation/BIDMC tags, along with other breast cancer–inspired merchandise, are now on sale with 10 percent of each sale benefiting the BreastCare Center at BIDMC.
To find out more or get your own “Fight Like a Girl” merchandise, call 1-888-FRUGALS.