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Posted on 05/13/2013 10:08:45 PM PDT by CaptainK
MY MOTHER fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was.
We often speak of “Mommy’s mommy,” and I find myself trying to explain the illness that took her away from us. They have asked if the same could happen to me. I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a “faulty” gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
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Hmmm that’s a low level joke. You might want to rethink that one.
Well said, this person needs our prayers.
They probably only removed all the underlying breast tissue leaving the skin intact and putting implants in under them.
So from the outside it may not be all that noticable.
Compared to a procedure done after radical cancer is detected which would leave massive scarring and a flat chest.
Life is just a daily dice roll.
Exactly and it can go anywhere--bones, brain, lymph nodes, spine. Most people have no idea how out of control and also how aggressive cancer can become. Until of course they have either experienced it or watched another go through it.
In my opinion this is the time she does have control over cancer. The percentage drop alone for her made it worth it.
More like a perky joke.
Yes and no. Yes to only God knows our time and it could be anytime, anywhere, any place. However in this day and age so much is known about healthy changes we can make and technological advances we can take advantage of to increase the chances of a healthy long life.
Sorry. Rather than think about it again, I think it might be better to just move on.
Yes, some days you feel like rollin them; some days not so much...I’m old enough now I ain’t got a hell of a lot to lose!
And you have to figure that she just ended her career in a sense. In that most of her roles required youthful, physical perfection. This was a very bold move. She needs our prayers.
I lost my (step)Grand Father in 6 months to cancer.
I had time to take him to breakfast, cajole him and make him eat like a baby.
My real Grand Father was dead when my Mom was 2.
Poof! He went up in a tanker accident.
I guess we should all stop driving.
At any rate I am sorry for everyone’s troubles but this seems extreme.
You are correct. My mother had breast cancer and fought it for 7 years. At the end the cancer metastasized in her spine, her brain and the lymph nodes.
A rational but brutal choice. I wish her a long, healthy life.
Ya never know. That's why they call it the future.
Good girl.
I’d have waited for symptoms but...
It still seems like a radical decision to me.
It’s easy to play pretend and armchair-command the situation, but the perspective gets a lot different when one’s at ground zero. The route she took is one that is advised and taken by many with the misfortune of inheriting that particular gene.
Well said.
Good one, if a bit cold...............I like gallows humor
;-)
I’m eligible for full retirement in January; got my sights on the runway hoping they don’t shut the lights off on the field!
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