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Adventures in Boob-Squishing
Jun. 6th, 2006 11:05 amToday, I took the girls for our Very First Mammogram. ( possible TMI follows, but I think it's funny )
I think I ought to have a set of stickers to put on my chest. For one side: "Ask me about my mammogram!" For the other side: "Mine too!"
Really, I'm grateful for the amount of attention and care and education that got piled into my experience today, one which can be incredibly painful and terrifying for so many women, year after year. When I came out, there were a dozen women sitting in that tastefully decorated lounge, waiting to be called back for their own mammograms. Odds are, one of them is going to get news that will change her life and the lives of her loved ones forever. I offered a quick prayer, and stored the memory of their faces away for Saturday's 10-mile walk.
There are 15 weeks (give or take) until the Breast Cancer 3-Day. The mileage is beginning to pile on, and I'm building a set of prayer beads -- each bead represents a story, or a name, or a prayer. Please give me a call or send an email to my LJ address if you've got one for me to carry along the way.
To everyone who has already made a gift -- thank you! If you've made a pledge and still need to pony up, please take a minute to make your donation online. Just Click Here
to visit my personal web page. There's also still plenty of time to make a gift if the thought hadn't entered your mind until now...(grin).
If the link isn't working, just copy and paste this into your browser:
http://www.the3day.org/KansasCity06/nicoleturner?faf=1&e=550150482
I think I ought to have a set of stickers to put on my chest. For one side: "Ask me about my mammogram!" For the other side: "Mine too!"
Really, I'm grateful for the amount of attention and care and education that got piled into my experience today, one which can be incredibly painful and terrifying for so many women, year after year. When I came out, there were a dozen women sitting in that tastefully decorated lounge, waiting to be called back for their own mammograms. Odds are, one of them is going to get news that will change her life and the lives of her loved ones forever. I offered a quick prayer, and stored the memory of their faces away for Saturday's 10-mile walk.
There are 15 weeks (give or take) until the Breast Cancer 3-Day. The mileage is beginning to pile on, and I'm building a set of prayer beads -- each bead represents a story, or a name, or a prayer. Please give me a call or send an email to my LJ address if you've got one for me to carry along the way.
To everyone who has already made a gift -- thank you! If you've made a pledge and still need to pony up, please take a minute to make your donation online. Just Click Here
to visit my personal web page. There's also still plenty of time to make a gift if the thought hadn't entered your mind until now...(grin).
If the link isn't working, just copy and paste this into your browser:
http://www.the3day.org/KansasCity06/nicoleturner?faf=1&e=550150482
