Re: For the women on the group and maybe the guys too

[Guest guest]

Ila,

That story was so touching. My mother in law is a breast cancer

survivor for 5 years now. She had a mastectomy and chemo. My

childrens cousin...a man..died of breast cancer in the early 80's.

I have my mammogram every year in Feb. My heart and prayers go out

to your friends Ila. How are you coping with everything? I think

about you daily and say a little prayer. Hang in there.

Gloria

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> http://tinyurl.com/y3mhba

>

> October in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

>

> Hallmark is observing this by offering 4 free ecards you can send

to

> loved ones or friends to remind them how special they are to you

or to

> ask them to be sure to get their mammograms.

>

> This year alone 3 of my dearest friends have been diagnosed with

this

> terrible disease. One chose to have bilateral mastectomies,

another is

> taking the chemo route and a third is still weighing her options

because

> the doctors don't know if any option she takes will work. She is

the

> mother of the one who had the mastectomies. And now her son, the

> brother has been dxed with it.

>

> If you look on my group in my signature line (Jeflovers you

don't

> need to be a member to look) you will see a picture of a quilt

block

> requested by this woman. That block is going into her death quilt

> because it is probably too late for any option to work for her.

>

> Please if you know someone who should have a mammogram, or if you

> yourself should have one and have been putting it off because

you " don't

> want to know " please I beg you DON'T put it off any longer.

>

> Mine is scheduled for the 24th of this month and I have one every

year

> and have been since I was 30 because my great grandmother died of

this.

> When is yours?

>

> I always say about " If more people in Washington DC had breasts,

less

> people in the US would die from breast cancer. " Had I the money I

would

> have this made into a bumper sticker with the pink ribbon on it

and give

> them away to everyone I could.

>

> Given that my friends brother has the dx now of breast cancer,

gentlemen

> if it runs in your family maybe you should be talking to your

doctors

> about it also. I'm not familiar enough with that part of it to

offer

> any advise, I'm still trying to get over the news of my 3 friends

and

> scared who may be next.

>

> Ila in Maine mailto:sewcraftyila@...

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>

> " If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the

criticism

> of one, go ahead, get married. "

> Katharine Hepburn

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