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This page is dedicated to several wonderful women who have faced the darkness of the beast called CANCER
First and formost my mother-in-law Mary who died at the early age of 49.
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Mar, a very good friend I met almost 8 years ago online. Mar has been clear 16 years.
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Dot, a friend and neighbor who left us December 1, 2005 after battleing breast cancer for the fourth time.
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Carol's sister Connie who has battled cancer for over 10 years now. She takes chemo weekly to try and keep the beast under control. Always in our thoughts and prayers.
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And for all the mothers, daughters, sisters, friends and men who have battled one form of cancer or another.
~*~Cancer is so limited~*~
It cannot cripple love
It cannot shatter hope
It cannot corrode faith
It cannot destroy peace
It cannot kill friendship
It cannot suppress memories
It cannot silence courage
It cannot invade the soul
It cannot steal eternal life
It cannot conquer the spirit.
I personally designed this tattoo myself.
I wear it for several reasons,
As a survivor, a supporter and a messenger.
My story is simple.
I was behind almost 2 years with my mammograms,
Trying to get my own foot up high enough to kick my own backside
for letting other things in life take place of a simple routine
exam. My instincts told me to get in back in gear.
In July of 2003 at the age of 45 I
was diagnosed with breast cancer
I was BLESSED .
My tumor was about 8 millimeters,
just about the size of a pea.
You wonder why I say blessed?
Well I was told that WITH OUT the
mammogram, it would not have been detected for about another
five years as it was a very slow invasive cancer.
A sentinel lymph node dissection
and a simple lumpectomy was the
procedure of my surgery.
Followed by 8 full weeks of radiation
therpy. As I said in my opinion I
was BLESSED.
Less then a month ago, I went to
my primary physician for a routine office
visit.I requested a routine breast exam as
I was in between mammograms
and I wasn't sure if I was feeling
another lump or scar tissue. My primary
physician also wasn't sure and decided
to send me back to my surgeon for an ultra
sound.
After an exam from my surgeon, he
decided at first to do another needle biopsy
in his office. I had to wait two weeks to have
it done as that was the earliest opening he had.
By then he had changed his mind again and decided
take a small tissue wedge from the area and have
it tested. Another week of waiting before I returned
to his office for the results. YES, the old hurry up
and wait game.
I'm a pretty tough old cookie, but my nerves of steel
had ground down to almost aluminiun foil by then.
LOL.... just ask my daughter, God Bless her.
On February 28, 2006 I was blessed once again.
After 3 and 1/2 years I am still cancer free.
I am usually a very private person concerning
my personal life. BUT....
The reason for me telling my story is to be a messenger.
Be wise and do your self exams plus yearly mammograms.
Don't think that you are to young, or because no
one else in your family history has had breast cancer
means you can't.
No one in my family has either to my knowledge.
I am the first. I also do mot carry the gene
that can be passed on to my daughter. Another
blessing but not a reason for her not to be
AWARE.
THINK PINK
be MOXIE...
it may put you a few steps in advance
of detecting breast cancer in the early stages.
Breast cancer can invade anyone. Mothers, daughters, sisters,
friends AND men.
There are several gifts below. Feel free to grab one
and if you desire link it back to this page so others
may grab one also. Feel free to pass this page on or
add a text link if you prefer.
Computers just right click and save to your hard drive. WebTV users click and transload to your own site. No hot linking PLEASE.
sincerely,
Sandy
Gypsy Boots
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