Sadly this is a serious post about boobies.
Did you know that 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer in their lifetimes? Let's assume these four women will NOT get breast cancer.

So the odds would make it such that that one of these four women will get breast cancer:
Who is the one lady in your statistical group of 8 that will be diagnosed next? Maybe it's your sister. Maybe it's you. But we'll never know unless we go get that mammogram, too! So, ladies, this is your call to action. Are you the 1 in your 8? Find out now so you have time to fight it!!
Amy's cancer is super-duper fast growing. There are a bunch of technical words I could throw at you to describe it, but I don't understand them all just yet so I'm going with what I know. "Super-duper fast growing" is an accurate description.
But thanks to that random mammogram, it was caught early. There were positive results from some genetic test she took, so Amy's boobies got to stay, but her hair and her health will be suffering. Treatment started immediately, first with a lumpectomy and lymph node removal. You can see the bandages in this picture. I'm guessing this hat will get a lot of use covering up her bald head this summer. :)
The timing worked out that post-surgery and pre-chemo, Amy didn't have to cancel her trip to come out to Arizona with my mom and Anne to visit me. Or more accurately to eat our way through the city.
Breakfast buffet at the resort:
Picnicking at the Queen Creek Olive Oil Mill.
More outdoor dining at the Old Town Tortilla Factory:
If I'm not too lazy, I'll share with you more about their trip, including our visit to Cosanti. But for now, just remember...No smoking animals! And no unaccompanied children running or climbing visitors after dark!
6 comments:
I had my first mammogram in January. Love to your sister and her boobies! And hoorah for the blog return. I've written quite a bit on my own blog recently. See if you can remember the link...
I heart Amy and her boobies!
Elaine, I don't think I have access anymore...hook me up?
I can't believe this! it's so terrible. I am glad Amy caught it so soon-- toooo scary!
As the person that has seen the boobies the most over the last 11 years (that I know of :) ) I can say that the boobies don't matter in the end. As the abstraction moves to reality, all that matters is that she is here now, will be there tomorrow and will be there with me into the probabalistic future.
Hey, thanks for the comment and super awesome discount code! You rock! But you know what doesn't rock? Breast cancer... my grandma died of breast cancer, so I extra appreciate this post. So glad your sis caught it early!
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