October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but we need to be aware of Breast Cancer EVERY month.
One of my goals is to post several times about Breast Cancer Awareness during September...leading up to our Miles for Mammograms 5K on October 1.
Another goal is to run/walk that 5K on October 1 as a 70 year old 30 year Breast Cancer Survivor Warrior.
EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES !
If you are due having a mammogram, go get 'er done along with a breast exam.
If you aren't sure at what age you should have one, call your doctor or a Family HealthCare Clinic for advice. Click Here for Information
Do monthly self-exams. Click Here for Instructions
Personal story:
During a visit to my oncologist in Tulsa, I mentioned to him I had read that putting ice packs on one's head would keep one's hair from falling out.
His reply to me, "Kathy, you could sit in a freezer for 24/7. Your hair is going to fall out."
He was 100% correct because 100% of my hair fell out.
I got tired of vacuuming hair off the carpet, brushing it off my pillow, cleaning it out of the shower, etc.
So, I asked a friend to come over and shave it all off.
That gave me a sense of control.
The above photo proves that the chemo-cocktail of Adriamycin and Cytoxin will cause one's hair to fall out.
P.S. And yes, I did try those ice packs. They didn't work. B-r-r-r-r !
