Comments on: My Halloween Scare

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:31:54 +0000

@ Serena — Thank you for your kind thoughts. I was relieved also:~)

By: Serena

Serena — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:21:48 +0000

I can be such a worrywort too and, under those circumstances, it would be easy to understand. Fears can be overwhelming sometimes no matter how we try to overcome them. I'm so relieved for you that you got the all clear on the second test. .-= Serena´s last blog ..MONDAY PHOTO-A-WEEK =-.

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:32:30 +0000

@ Tony — I did cry, but I believe there is a lesson is almost every scary thing. Therefore, the lessons I learned:

1) how important is it for women over 50 to have annual exams and for women under 50 to do their own breast exam, as well as have a doctor do one in their annual.
2) that even considering I might breast cancer, gave me so much more empathy for women, and the people who love them, who have breast cancer.
3) that all of us need to support the research efforts regarding this disease. Because of research, the odds of someone surviving breast cancer are so much higher than they were even a few years ago.

As always, Tony, thanks for your support:~)

By: Tony Single

Tony Single — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:04:59 +0000

I agree with Jannie… I would’ve cried also. If I was a woman. If I was in your situation. Well, you know what I mean, I’m sure.

I can relate to the feelings involved though, even if the details are inevitably the same. Thanks for your honest account of how you met this agonising wait head on.
.-= Tony Single´s last blog ..Infertile, Not Dead =-.

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:32:48 +0000

@ Jannie — I’ve learned that being called back for a diagnostic is not that unusual, but I can’t help but remember how scared I was, It makes me feel connected with other women who have experienced even more difficult times. Thanks for your thoughts:~)

By: Jannie Funster

Jannie Funster — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:56:23 +0000

I would've cried too. So glad you are okay. xoxo .-= Jannie Funster´s last blog ..Baby’s First Halloween =-.

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:54:47 +0000

@ Melissa — I appreciate your thoughts. I wonder about worry and whether it is more potent for women or do we just share our worries more often than men. It’s something to ponder. Anyway, I am glad that my scare is over and have greatly appreciated the kind words of you and other readers:~)

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:49:38 +0000

@ Patricia — Wow, you must have very powerful guides to help you realize the cancer! It is good that you trusted them and kept the doctors looking. I hope you will always keep speaking your truth, Patricia and trusting your ability to heal. I am also glad that we are both alive. Hopefully, in time even more women will be alive to tell their tale:~)

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:25:59 +0000

What a courageous post! Worrying is a hurdle for me as well. I think it's a hurdle for so many women. Thanks for sharing your battle, and worries. .-= Melissa´s last blog ..Ghosts of Halloweens Past =-.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:19:33 +0000

We are all sisters and I am so happy that folks are talking outloudly about feelings and what is going on – their truth.

I think that was the hardest part of my mum’s generation they had to keep quiet about “such things” I ended up in the school bathroom at age 12 thinking I was bleeding to death, quietly crying, until the Principal came by and found me and told me what was going on….and found words and shared.

My 4th grade male teacher had to send a note home that I needed a bra….because we did not talk about such things at home – as bodies and their functions.

I discovered my Ovarian Cancer in a dream….and I shouted out that “they” must figure it out – how luck I am that I made them keep looking and searching and kept yelling Out loud…

I am alive…and so are you….and telling the tale Thank you
.-= Patricia´s last blog ..Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins =-.