Here are 5 things you should know or do for the month of
October:
One, Get a mammogram.
If you already had one this year, be sure to have next
year’s scheduled.
Can’t afford a mammogram?
Not an excuse. Between health care reforms, or various agencies, it is
affordable. What you cannot afford is to get breast cancer.
If you think a mammogram hurts or you are too busy to have
one this year, I can tell you first hand cancer hurts and you can’t believe how
busy you will be if you get breast cancer. If you are afraid because what if
you do have breast cancer, let me tell you sticking your head in the sand is
not a cure for breast cancer!
Two, Make sure all your sisters and friends, get a
mammogram.
Go with them or schedule it for them.
Don’t listen to news stories that say you don’t need one
every year. If you are under 80 and over 40, get a yearly screening. If you or
a loved one has a Mother who had breast cancer you need to be screened 10 years
before they were diagnosed.
Three, Know that less than 10 % of all breast cancers are
genetic.
If you think breast cancer cannot happen to you because
there is no breast cancer in your family, you are WRONG. The two leading causes
of breast cancer are: Being a woman and too many birthdays.
Four, If you think you are too Fit and too Healthy to get
breast cancer, think again!
Breast cancer happens. All it takes is one cell to go rogue.
Breast cancer is not a disease that is caught or lifestyle influenced.
Five, Know there is no cure for breast cancer.
I wish there was a cure. Those of us who have had the
disease, we are only in remission. My company, Haralee.Com Sleepwear donates a
portion of every sale to breast cancer research. During the month of October we
double our contributions.
Did you learn a fact? Have you had your mammogram?
18 comments:
I am sitting here in my lovely lavender (purple) haralee sleepwear feeling all the feels because I'm a survivor too. xo Thank goodness for wicking sleepwear. Now if I could only get past my fear of another mammogram at 7 years out. Do you ever fear going?
Every year I get anxiousI I see my primary, then get my mammogram then see my oncologist. After that trifecta me and the girls are tired of showing off. of course am in my Haralee Pjs too!
I am religious about it because the statistics are so scary. This was an excellent public announcement, and I'm so glad you wrote it.
Thanks Cathy. Yes knowing you have a clean yearly mammogram is a good feeling and makes you less likely to become another statistic because breast cancer caught early is the way to live a long life!
I've had my mammogram this year, but this is a great reminder. Thanks, Haralee.
Way to go Sharon! Thanks. My breast cancer was caught by my yearly mammogram and it was still invasive. Can you imagine if I waited for 2 years? Thank goodness I din't and neither should any woman over 40!
Ah... No. 3 is interesting. I've relied on that for reason enough to not get one every year, as no one anywhere in my family has (thankfully) ever had it. Guess I need to make an appointment! Thank you for the nudge!
Great reminder, and great reasons.
This my opportunity to try your pajamas I've been drooling over and to reschedule mine this month. Thankyou for the reminder. Last year tgey said there was "suspicious activity" that they wanted me to get checked in a year should be getting close but with having momma I guess I've been letting myself slide some and I know more than anyone that I can't afford that. It did surprise me that it most likely wasn't hereditary thats one of the reasons I wasn't worried because there is no family history! Thanks for the reminder!
Great tips--succinct and to the point! I get regular mammograms and am pleased to have discovered that because of Obamacare I don't pay for them! (though with my costly health insurance, I AM paying for them!)
Yes Lisa, you really can't say it although I have heard truly hundreds of women use this same excuse! Glad I could virtually nudge you.
Rena, don't worry over a 'suspicious', but have it checked out sooner than later because your Mom needs you as to all of us who enjoy your writing.
Thanks Lori!
Thanks Walker. We all pay some way or another but it is worth it because going through breast cancer is way more expensive than the cost of a single mammogram!
Oh my, I haven't gotten one yet... But now you made me conscious, thanks very much Haralee!
Lily Lau, I am glad I could give you the nudge to get the squish!
Great post! I go every year like clock work for my mammogram. I do it in October---that way I'll never forget.
October is a great month to get your mammogram you are right! I hear many women go on their birthdays too.
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