Did she have the BRCA mutation? That is what my wife has. She had both her breasts removed at the age of 30 to decrease the chance of it coming back. Good luck to your mother.

This was a very powerful episode. Thank you for sharing your story with us Budge! Great show!!

Another good guest. Have not tried any of these wines, love Petit Sirah. http://www.winelx.com

What a heart-felt episode. I thank Budge for persevering. He's helping to advance the solution to breast cancer, and my hat's off to him. Great show!

Very nice change in the show's dialogue. This has to be one of the best show yet. I admire you for putting it in the “Favorite Episode” spot because it was. Budge was genuine, which is what WLTV is all about.
Gary, great selection.
QOTD: I will pass

First comment ever after watching for half a year. Just want to say a very big thank you to Budge for this very special project. Good luck and I'll be sure to buy some of your wines if I ever come across them in Singapore

Wow, at first I did not read the whole thing. This is absurd, moderators get on this shiot!

Great episode for a great cause. I believe this was one of the best interviews you have done Gary, and perfect timing for such an important message. You adapted to his comments and cadence seamlessly, and managed to keep the interruptions to a minimum. It was obvious you were trying your best to keep moving while accommodating everything he had to say. Fantastic job, both Gary and his Guest.

QOTD: I have very little experience in this matter, and have no clue what I would do if someone close to me was diagnosed. I suppose I would try and support them in any way possible. It would be all I could do.

Amazing question of the day. Explore your options, bottom line.
What a great guest, my heart goes out to him and to the cause.
I will be looking for this wine to support this worthy cause.

When I was an adolescent I watched chemo destroy my grandmother's body in very short order, and was left with a deep feeling that she was more part of a medical experiment than a healing process. Granted, 25 years ago they barely knew what they were doing, and the levels of “meds” were way higher than they are now, but the process is still far too invasive, and pharmacuetical companies are making far too much money from it.

I love Sangiovese — I want that secret red!

QOTD: Lots of research and lots of prayer!

Wow. As a wine-lover, husband, and physician, I was touched on every level by this episode. Thank you for shining your light on this incredibly difficult disease.

QOTD – I would take my wife to the Caribbean, her favorite place, and beg her to wear a bikini for the entire trip.

An extremely moving, important show, to say the least. Hats off to Budge and his cause, and to Gary + the WLTV crew for having him on.
QOTD: lots of research, including dietary considerations, since this is a subject about which western medicine, for all of it's value and importance in many areas, is woefully ignorant…

OMG, you have got to be kidding me…a distributor stiffed Budge and the label!!?? That is disgraceful!!!! How can you do something like that?
Budge, tell me who they are and I'll be glad to register them at the pillory http://www.nopaywinedistributors.com/ it's for real, and this is a GREAT reason to post them.

My wife's mamogram had some spots or what ever they called them , they told her about them and told us to make another appoitment. We had to wait 2 weeks. Thank god is was just a mistake, but that was to weeks of hell. I have been in a war and it was not as bad as those two weeks. Tears, sick with worrie, scared. Again, she is fine and it was just whatever,
I am an old solider, and I where pink hats, WITH PRIDE DAMIT.

I, too, disagree with some of the things, in this episode, but I don't think this is the forum to discuss that. I think it's enough that Budge is pushing Breast CA research forward, and, as you said, you have to respect his passion.

thnx bri!

Thnx TempestJones!

Great job, thanks Gary for giving back. Wish this guy all the success in the world.

Thanks so much for being on the show and for the work you do. I have a close friend, like another grandmother, that has survived and is thriving into her late 80's now…because of her sugar she needs to lay off the the wine except for special occasions. Cleavage Creek can't ship to VT, but that's OK, I'll ship it to my parent's place in NY where I wil see her in a few more weeks, and can share some with her.
QOTD: pray that that day does not come, but be centered, focused, and supportive if it does, and pay attention to quality of life. Budge's wife was married to a wonderful man…guys, take this as an example.

great information, thanks.

number one episode of all time. not just of wine library. of anything I've ever seen on the internet.
no kidding. no overhype. Lost friends to cancer this year.
thank you.
QOTD: Pray until I couldn't anymore.

Budge, thank you for sharing your heartbreakingly touching story with us all. And thank you for doing what you do. That you can channel your pain into this great project is nothing less than sublime. I think this was the most heartwarming episode ever on WLTV!

QOTD: Six years ago, one of my uncles was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which is one of the deadliest forms of cancer with extremely low survival rates. With the help of my dad, who used to be in the alternative medicine and health supplement business for some time, he took the time to research the options that he had. He did undergo a surgery and radiotherapy, but he complemented the procedures with alternative methods and opted out of chemotherapy. He told me that none of the pancreatic cancer patients whom he knew at the hospital at the time were fortunate enough to make it past a year. My uncle, on the other hand, is not only alive but healthy at this point. I'm not suggesting that alternative medicine is panacea, but as Budge would agree, it's defintely worth considering at least as supplementary measures.
As for what I would do if I were in that situation – well, remember that it's not the end of the road, and stay positive.

thnx DW!~

Great great show. GV your a great guy for having him on and for showing an honest interest. Don't get me wrong, I still think you're a dirty Jets fan but in situations like this, your big heart really shows. I will do my best on this end to spread Budge Brown's message.

QOTD: Drop to my knees and pray.