I don’t really want to talk about it but I shall say:
Ladies, please make sure you either do breast self-examinations, or if you’re of the age, get regular mammograms and screenings.
Men, make sure you remind the women in your life - any women - to do the above.
If not for yourself, then for your loved ones. Scaring the crap out of your loved ones is not on (and I’m not talking about myself).
I recall my cousin’s words…”…check your boobies!”
The news I got today was a little…numbing. And waiting for a particular phonecall seems like hell.
But it could have been so much worse. And it reminds me of things and people that are. (my) Mental illness seems so trivial compared to physical illness (of course, someone taught me that lesson the hard way).
nashiitashii | 29-May-08 at 11:16 pm | Permalink
I understand how scary it can be when someone you love is diagnosed with a major illness. My mom’s got stage four lung cancer, and was diagnosed at the beginning of May. We went through one chemo session already, and, although stage four is generally the “death” stage, her oncologist is amazed at how much the chemo seems to be affecting my mom’s need for pain medication. I don’t know if this means it’ll buy her more time, but at least it’s keeping her pain levels lower than before.
Grace Notes @ Snarkattack | 30-May-08 at 1:44 am | Permalink
Hey wow, I didn’t realise you could post on my blog.
I honestly can’t imagine what you must be going through at the moment…I’m so much luckier than most people.
I’m feeling much better now that I’ve spoken to a couple of close friends about it. It did initially throw me, however, even though things will be okay.