It also means Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
This picture was taken one month before my mom passed, in April 2006, I am on the right and one of my sisters is to the left of my mom.
It's been three years since my mom has passed away after a four year battle with Breast Cancer. It still seems surreal to me. I miss her dearly.
With three sisters, I am scared that Breast Cancer will one day re-enter our lives. But fortunately, we can do something about it. Early detection is key. My mom didn't think she would ever get it. She was never one to get sick. And she nursed six kids. Plus she was still young-diagnosed at only 44. But she got it. And she didn't realize she did until she had Stage 4. This past summer I had a scare myself. I found a lump in my breast and had to get a couple of tests ran. It ended up being a cyst, but I was so thankful I took the precautions I did. And will continue to do so.
It's important for us to support each other. Encourage. Remind. Don't be afraid to talk about boobs. There I wrote it. And that's okay. We need to talk about boobs when it comes to Awareness.
5 comments:
Thanks for sharing your mom's story, Abra. Awareness is key.
I had a scare earlier this year as well. I had a biopsy done and it's some sort of huge milk THING. I'll be honest, I didn't want to get it checked out. It didn't bother me and I'm nursing so I didn't want anything to interfere with that. My husband forced me to, and for that I am glad. Thanks for reminding me how important this is.
Oh Abra, I am so sorry. Breast cancer is so scary, and we need to be on the lookout always. Thank you so much for the reminder.
Abes - keep sharing your story bc it obviously influences the women in your lives (including yourself!) Performing self-breast exams and getting early mammograms (< 40 years of age) may be important to those with a familial history of breast cancer. Rosemary was so so strong... & is so missed.
On a happy note - what a great month for you!!! I'm so excited for it all. Love you & your beautiful boobs. :p
Susan
And don't forget about your annual clinical breast exam, along with that pap. Gotta love being a woman!
Definitely need to talk about boobs more. Knowledge is power, right? I'm waiting to find out if we'll be moving this month or not. Should hear this week. Not even sure if I want to or not. I just want to *know*.
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