I'm kinda new at this. I have been browsing the forums for a few months, but have not contributed much, so forgive me if this is posted in the wrong place.....
As everyone here seems to be quite health conscience, I would like to remind all women to be sure to get their mamograms. The employees in my office include 9 women, two of which have been diagnosed with breast cancer in the past month.
The range of emotions in this office right now is something else.
One of those women is 35 years old. She has already had the necessary surgery and is waiting to see her oncologist to decide on treatments. She talks about her situation openly and frankly to anyone who will listen. It seems this is therapeutic for her.
The other woman is 52 years old. She must decide on a lumpectomy or mastectomy. Her doctor told her that if she has a lumpectomy, the chance that the cancer would come back is high. However, she is having a hard time facing how the loss of her breast will look, even though reconstructive surgery is a possibility. She had no idea that vanity would get in the way of such a decision. She, on the other hand, does not want to talk about her disease, and is agonizing over this decision.
This hit home to all of us in the office. Those of us who have not had a mammogram in the last year have scheduled one.
Both these ladies caught their cancer in its early stages. I urge everyone to get their mammograms.
As everyone here seems to be quite health conscience, I would like to remind all women to be sure to get their mamograms. The employees in my office include 9 women, two of which have been diagnosed with breast cancer in the past month.
The range of emotions in this office right now is something else.
One of those women is 35 years old. She has already had the necessary surgery and is waiting to see her oncologist to decide on treatments. She talks about her situation openly and frankly to anyone who will listen. It seems this is therapeutic for her.
The other woman is 52 years old. She must decide on a lumpectomy or mastectomy. Her doctor told her that if she has a lumpectomy, the chance that the cancer would come back is high. However, she is having a hard time facing how the loss of her breast will look, even though reconstructive surgery is a possibility. She had no idea that vanity would get in the way of such a decision. She, on the other hand, does not want to talk about her disease, and is agonizing over this decision.
This hit home to all of us in the office. Those of us who have not had a mammogram in the last year have scheduled one.
Both these ladies caught their cancer in its early stages. I urge everyone to get their mammograms.
