Awww…Monday

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Hi everyone. We are joining Comedy Plus’ Awww….Mondays .

Rosie is posing with a book I just finished reading. Nearly Departed: Adventures in Loss, Cancer and Other Inconveniences by Gila Pfeffer was a sad, but excellent memoir about the author’s choice to have a double mastectomy to avoid the same fate her mother had from to the BRCA1 gene. She ends up saving her life by this choice because cancer was detected in what she had removed. This book had special meaning to me because this month will be two years since losing my sister to metastatic breast cancer and it will be one year since we all lost our dear friend, Pattie (Stunning Keisha’s mom) to the same thing. This book is a great reminder to take charge of your own health. It is easy for us to slip under the doctor’s radar of reminders for mammograms and recommended tests so we need to be diligent with our own health.

Penny will be here tomorrow with some money saving tips for you.

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  1. Sounds like an excellent book, and that advice to look out for yourself is spot on. I’m so sorry for the loss of your sister Ellen, and also the loss of Pattie. Rosie looks very cute in the picture. XO

  5. The book certainly has meaning for you. To lose your sister when I know she must have been rather Young there’s a horrible thing to go through. I imagine it is a difficult book to even read.

  7. Yes…one must care for oneself. Sometimes, there is no one else to do it for you. It should be your priority.

  12. Sounds like a emotional book to read. Cancer is awful.

    Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Scritches to all the kitties and a hug to your mom. ♥

  17. Hello, Rosie… you are a great help to your Mom. I am so sorry for the loss of your sister, Ellen♥ It is a sadness that never leaves your heart. It must mean so much to you to be there with and for her family.
    I will be here for Penny’s tips tomorrow 🙂

  18. After I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, stage 3B, I was tested for those aberrant genes, but thankfully they were negative. So all my female relatives could breathe easier…myself included!
    Hugs to you as you feel those hard losses so close to your heart.
    My latest lab work which checks for the marker of my type of cancer was good, Praise the Lord!

    Yes, we sure do need to listen to our bodies, and be proactive in our own health journeys.

  21. You said it! Yes, stay on top of all of it, your doctor is your ally (and if s/he’s not, get another) but cannot do everything for you. Get your tests on time. Have your check-up every year. If you are awaiting test results, never, ever assume no news is good news, call and get those results. It could save your life because people do fall through the cracks, even though a good medical practitioner does her/his best to not let it happen.

    Nice posing, Rosie!

  23. I have two cousins that were diagnosed with it several years ago. One seems to be okay, but other has dealt with other cancer related issues and is still battling problems. I feel so bad for her. All I can do is prayer. I’m sorry for the losses in your life. Thanks for sharing the book review and recommendation!

  24. It’s hard to believe your sister passed away two years ago. ~hugs~ How time flies; I almost cannot conceive the fact my mother passed away in the summer of 2017. And your advice is wise. My husband’s advocacy saved him from having a heart attack. Be well, my dear.

  25. Charlee: “This sounds like an important book to read. Our Dada has a young cousin who has this gene and didn’t know it, and she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer before she even turned 25. So sad!”
    Chaplin: “Dada’s cousin is still with us but as you can imagine the diagnosis and treatments has turned her whole life upside-down.”

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