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Comment by Joan Denoo on March 19, 2013 at 12:07am

Patricia, I am so glad you found yours early! That makes all the difference in the world. My doctor and I had a discussion of what would have been the outcome for my mother's generation and my grandmothers'. He said it would not have been detected until a lump had formed and it would be much more difficult to conquer. 

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 19, 2013 at 12:03am

Steph, the procedure used to hurt like the devil. Cruelty and torture. Now, with new technology, it is virtually painless. Not even uncomfortable. The biopsy was painless too; it hurt less than my diabetes pricks that I do routinely on my fingers. 

You go girl! 

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 19, 2013 at 12:00am

Ruth, we started out as a group of women who shared a common feeling the church abandoned us and we felt a need for ritual and spirituality. Starting with two of us, it quickly grew to a dozen. Since we meet in our homes, a dozen was just too big, so we split, and we grew, and split again, and repeated and repeated until we had little groups of six all over the city. The group I am in was much more interested in economics and politics than ritual, so we became an activist group and eventually became some form of atheists.

Comment by Steph S. on March 18, 2013 at 11:56pm

Yes Patricia I plan on calling and making an appointment soon. I really need to get a check up.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on March 18, 2013 at 11:31pm

Your Wise Women group sounds great, Joan. I'm not familiar with this. It sounds Pagan.

Comment by Patricia on March 18, 2013 at 11:08pm

Never put it off Steph! None of us like going.

Mammo found mine as it never would have been felt until far too late, if at all. I had 2 very aggressive cancers, down deep next to my chest wall, but at least they were still stage one.

Comment by Steph S. on March 18, 2013 at 10:30pm

Comment by Steph S. on March 18, 2013 at 10:29pm

Joan you have a wonderful positive attitude. I am behind on getting my yearly checkup - planning on going soon. I have been putting it off. I just hate going.

Comment by Steph S. on March 18, 2013 at 10:28pm

Joan we are here for you - hope your doctors can remove the cancer. You are in our thoughts.

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 18, 2013 at 10:25pm

 sk8eycat, how sweet of you to think of me to join on your cross country trip. I know it would be fun. However, my travelling days are far behind me; I got it out of my system and just love enjoying my little nest. 

I have absolutely no worries about the coming processes. I volunteered for several years at Cancer Patient Care, NW and came to love the patients and become familiar with their challenges.

The thing I worry about is the unknown direction this climate change business will take and if enough people wake up to the risks facing us if we don't make some basic changes. 

I am profoundly happy, my family is doing well and fully able to care for themselves. My grandkids develop beautifully and my great-grandkids have the possibility to see things I can't even imagine. 

My Wise Women group provides outstanding support for whatever comes. They carted me hither and yon for two and a half years when I couldn't drive because of my heart, and we laugh and cry and play and work as if we were teenagers again. Well ... we dont have the energy even as we have the enthusiasm. 

Cancer is definitely not a death sentence. However, do get your regular check up. I have a mammogram every year and this one showed a growth that biopsied positive. So, there are tasks to be done and I am up to the challenge.

 

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