Her little girl turned 3 a few days ago.
In her professional life she is the person we turn to when we are sick. In fact, we bring our children to her when they are sick.
She's near my age.
She's the kind of person I admire and I wish I had half her brain power.
She's an amazing friend and is loved by a wide circle of people.
But here's the thing.
She thought something was weird when she was breastfeeding, but put it down to a blocked duct.
So she left it.
Because when you are a mother of small children, let's face it, caring for yourself comes way down the list of priorities.
Then she stopped breastfeeding, and it was still there, and it was still sore.
So she had it checked.
You know,
just in case.
And now she's undergoing major, life-changing and please, please oh please God, life-saving surgery this week.
She has NO family history.
She didn't have any contributing factors typically looked for in a breast cancer sufferer.
I'm too far away to be of any practical help to her.
But I can do this.
Please my dear precious blog friends and readers, take a few minutes this week, and do a breast check.
Please.
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I do this regularly but haven't for awhile. I've told the better half that he's on inspection duties tonight - he inspects better than I do - apparently.
I hope AND pray (not something I do lightly and something I do rarely) that your friend's surgery goes well, she pulls through fine and is on the receiving end of good life saving news....
I detest, loathe, HATE this disease....
x
Insidious, evil... just two of the terms I hear a lot in reference to this disease.
Thank you for reminding us all how fragile our hold is, and how simple it is to check...
Oh Sarah. All peace of mind to you, and love and healing to your friend. xx
Thank you for posting this. So, so important.
Please keep us updated on your friends recovery, my thoughts are with her and her young family.
I lost an auntie to breast cancer, so both my mother and are vigilant in getting checked.
We all just need to keep reminding each other xo
It's so important. Thank you for the reminder, and sending you and your friend my thoughts.
xxx
So sad. I have a friend with secondaries at the moment. Two children.
It is something we all must do. I have a "mass" which has remained unchanged for 5 years, but it has to be checked and tested. I have to have a mammaogram annually.
I hope your friend comes through this ok. I also have a friend who did and she is healthy and happy and cancer free.
Hope you are ok too lovely. xx
Thank you for bringing this to a lot of ladies attention. It only takes 5 mins to check each breast
Sarah, thank you for the reminder. I'm SO sorry about your friend and I hope the surgery is successful.
I, too, have a friend with three kids and no family history of this hideous disease, but last year, after a double mastectomy is cancer free...
N x
So easy to do, yet so often left unchecked - and would be very hard to pick during a stint of breastfeeding too.
Thank you for the timely reminder. Your friend will be in my thoughts, I hope she is granted a speedy, successful recovery from her op.
Oh Sarah, how devastating. You can count on it. I have every finger and toe crossed that this surgery is indeed life saving and am sending every positive vibe I can. Much love to your friend, and all that love her. xoxoxo
Sarah ,thank you for sharing and reminding us how important it is. Thinking of your friend,she will be in my prayers.
I hope she has a speedy and successful recovery from her surgery and cancer treatment too.
Ok - just got my 2nd reminder on Friday that my pap smear test is due, and I always get a full examination with that as well (I still don't trust myself to find something in my own breasts!). So tmw - I'm making that call.
Prayers for your friend, Sarah. And thank you so much for writing this. xxx
Oh no. These things are so shocking when they happen to people close to you.
Hugs for you and prayers that everything goes well for your friend. xx
One of my close friends has advanced breast cancer - advanced because she was told she was low risk and it was likely 'nothing'. Well it wasn't nothing and 12 months later she's still fighting.
Prayers and hugs for you and your friend. I also have loved ones fighting this insidious disease, and know the hell they go to. Yes, mammograms are a pain, but better we go through that cancer. And ultrasounds and even biopsies important too. And don't let doctors say you are too young ... trust your body. It's better to be wrong than possibly be diagnosed down the track when the cancer has spread. Also Miss Ruby: I get that it's far more enjoyable when your other half checks. And indeed, some men do find their partner's cancer ... but it's also important to know your own body and how it changes etc, because we are the best guardians of our own bodies.
God bless your friend Sarah, thanks for reminding us this is so important.
Gosh, this is so sad and so close to home- young mums aren't supposed to get breast cancer! How is she going? How are you doing?
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