tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post2827117589180980842..comments2023-10-19T13:55:22.556+01:00Comments on my fascinating life: DNAClaudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-17636326746707516462011-10-15T12:30:35.487+01:002011-10-15T12:30:35.487+01:00Gah. I'm so sorry you're dealing with thi...Gah. I'm so sorry you're dealing with this. My sister-in-law tested positive and wrote about her experience (decision making, opererations) on her blog, http://terisblip.com/. She's very active on a fb group and has found tremendous support through it. Sending you oodles of positive juju.Ms. Fricknfrackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839257155956805493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-73603492201638215352011-09-26T02:33:15.125+01:002011-09-26T02:33:15.125+01:00good grief. how stressful...but I agree w/ everyon...good grief. how stressful...but I agree w/ everyone else--go get that test NOW! For your sake, for Pink and Blue's sake...like someone else said, the results are already there. Once you get them then you can move forward--in which ever direction. And we'll all move with you. Promise.Kat & Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771223055953137126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-89803988436475178972011-09-25T23:36:50.074+01:002011-09-25T23:36:50.074+01:00Wow. I'm really, incredibly sorry that you ev...Wow. I'm really, incredibly sorry that you even need to consider any of this at your age (or any age!)--we are thinking of you a lot. Suckiness all around, for sure. Heavy stuff, and a heck of a lot to think about. :-(Mollyhttp://corynmollyadoption.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-58435033047390644012011-09-25T12:18:37.818+01:002011-09-25T12:18:37.818+01:00Yeah, it does stink being an adult sometimes. I...Yeah, it does stink being an adult sometimes. I'm so sorry. I wish the very best for you, and send you strength, as you take the next step.los cazadoreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047753608490707714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-34013877797730209522011-09-25T07:24:51.385+01:002011-09-25T07:24:51.385+01:00C- Wow. This is so incredibly big, complex and ov...C- Wow. This is so incredibly big, complex and overwhelming. My heart is soo burdened for you. I will be praying for you and with you. I know His Spirit will lead you and J. It makes me think of that sermon by TK - and the 4th man in the fire with Shadrach and his friends. (thanks for the book recommendation also!) I wish you did NOT have to be facing these kinds of crazy decisions. Will be praying for His Hope and Life to surround and keep you. I wish I could watch your kiddos also if you ever have to go through all of this. Trusting that God will not miss any of the details. with love and as our son says - "Big Hug" my friend.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101086842001350040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-5838685075596452092011-09-25T06:00:14.687+01:002011-09-25T06:00:14.687+01:00Oh wow, just wow. I am sort of speechless. I wis...Oh wow, just wow. I am sort of speechless. I wish I lived closer to you so I could raise my hand and say "I'll take care of the babies while you are recovering!" Cause I totally would. All us Southern women know how to take care of each other.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553145979283388517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-4353058708634751992011-09-25T00:46:23.164+01:002011-09-25T00:46:23.164+01:00I am so sorry you are dealing with this...but plea...I am so sorry you are dealing with this...but please, go get the test! Then you will know what you have to do next so you can be with us for a very, very, very long time...InventingLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882590455596544329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-57457844560845188572011-09-24T02:32:52.543+01:002011-09-24T02:32:52.543+01:00Claudia, I'm so sorry I'm late to this ver...Claudia, I'm so sorry I'm late to this very heavy post (but still somehow had me smiling a few times--boobs vs. bread? ha!). <br /><br />I work in healthcare, and I give people the results of certain genetic tests that we don't even fully understand (I'm no geneticist for sure!) but they do impact their risk, and I am all for knowing as much as possible to protect your health. This isn't a dressed rehearsal, after all.<br /><br />But I'm sorry you are in this space, and I hope you get the best news possible. Know we are all thinking about you through this.MyTwoLineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488860357456329714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-41526313358717976022011-09-23T03:50:21.107+01:002011-09-23T03:50:21.107+01:00Yes, there have been moments (okay, decades) that ...Yes, there have been moments (okay, decades) that I have wished I could contract a disease which causes large, symmetrically domed (but totally benign) tumors on the buttocks.<br /><br />I'll be praying for you, and for God to have GENTLE HANDS! GENTLE HANDS! as He guides you through this. He's a good God and he's utterly faithful. <br /><br />xoxoGwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07891216932932620489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-19621035139033301052011-09-22T18:58:26.037+01:002011-09-22T18:58:26.037+01:00I know this is intense. I know that it keeps you ...I know this is intense. I know that it keeps you up at night and that it feels like the worst kind of pit in your stomach. I know it is beyond scary. But here's the deal, the honest, get your shit together deal, you cannot wait this out. You need to be on a level with your body that you can be functioning with and working with to maintain your health. You owe your body every single chance to do it's job to protect you from whatever it may need to. I was diagnosed with cancer when I was just shy of twenty-years-old. I had to have life altering surgery and a radiation treatment and have to be on HRT for the rest of my life. MY LIFE!!! <br />You have to be f-ing brave here. I know, I know, it is like being haunted. Every time I get a blood draw, I am scared. But you need to find out. You need to know so that you can be in control and so that you can be proactive. <br />I would normally not leave such an intense comment or I guess, directive rather. But please, please don't f#ck around with this ... because honestly you don't have a choice, honestly. Right?<br /><br />love and solidarity always.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645745686195157198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-27883676173811732962011-09-22T13:39:08.109+01:002011-09-22T13:39:08.109+01:00I'm so sorry. A part of me wants to say, &quo...I'm so sorry. A part of me wants to say, "go, go now!," but that's easy for me to say, because I'm not the one in your situation. So I'll just say I'm sorry and hope for you that you find some peace in the situation somehow.everythingismeowsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671155513531459483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-14919919653965156732011-09-22T08:46:18.563+01:002011-09-22T08:46:18.563+01:00Hi Claudia,
I have never commented before, becaus...Hi Claudia,<br /><br />I have never commented before, because as soon as I found your blog you "took a break" so I have been impatiently waiting for you to return. If only it were under happier circumstances. I can't imagine what you are going through, I don't know how I would be in this situation, but it sounds like there is a fantastic support network around you.<br /><br />Just wanted to pass this link on to you... an old friend of mine has been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer, and is writing a blog about her journey and her hope that attitude will make all the difference so she can defy the odds her doctors have given her. This may not be what you want to read right now, but it may be something you find useful or could pass on to someone. It really is an insipational read(without being mawkish).<br /><br />www.writtenoff.net<br /><br />Best wishes<br /><br />FrancesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14736778079371937674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-27397861667702284362011-09-22T08:30:52.953+01:002011-09-22T08:30:52.953+01:00Oh C. I am so sorry you have to deal with this BS....Oh C. I am so sorry you have to deal with this BS. I really am. My family is also cancer ridden. :( So I think I will have to do many tests in the future too. Yes, it sucks, but as Mandie said - knowing IS better than not knowing. Make that call. Maybe you are worring for nothing and the tests will be negative. And if they come back positve you still have the time to make peace with it and decide what to do. <br />I am thinking of you!!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263413990459476622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-53743607210404189902011-09-22T02:22:46.135+01:002011-09-22T02:22:46.135+01:00Ok, your cousin cracks me up. I can only aspire to...Ok, your cousin cracks me up. I can only aspire to that kind of positive take-no-prisoners attitude. <br /><br />I think that you are living a very interesting perspective on the medical-history issue - with you knowing so much, and your children so little. Such pitfalls and agony on both sides. Thinking of you, and I hope you find peace with your decisions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-61295451121194186342011-09-22T02:20:50.671+01:002011-09-22T02:20:50.671+01:00Make the call! Take the test!
It sucks. I kno...Make the call! Take the test! <br /><br />It sucks. I know. My family is also cancer ridden. But, waiting just makes things more freaky and stressful. It is usually worse than the results. And, even if you do have the gene, you don't need to decide anything right away. <br /><br />I wish you well.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889961219331055408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-10042955496402196482011-09-22T02:00:06.500+01:002011-09-22T02:00:06.500+01:00Oh My Gosh. This. Totally. Blows.
This is scary ...Oh My Gosh. This. Totally. Blows. <br /><br />This is scary stuff. We are thinking of you---Sha Zam-https://www.blogger.com/profile/11705917883828933628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-27640479544230582332011-09-22T01:20:28.015+01:002011-09-22T01:20:28.015+01:00I don't have anything helpful to say except th...I don't have anything helpful to say except that I would much rather have a boob job than give up toast.<br /><br />I think you're pretty strong and resilient and when you are ready to know, you'll do it. I can see that it makes sense to wait, bc once you know, nothing is the same again if the answer is not what you're hoping for. But you're in the company of strong women in your family who've made it past the knowing point.rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04814599978295161064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-76040390902977609072011-09-21T23:10:13.049+01:002011-09-21T23:10:13.049+01:00Ugh..that is really sucky to have to think about a...Ugh..that is really sucky to have to think about and deal with. I will be thinking of you in the next while and praying for you in this. Darcidarcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729565512380024608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-53814492621433334542011-09-21T23:06:04.937+01:002011-09-21T23:06:04.937+01:00I am so sorry you're having to deal with this ...I am so sorry you're having to deal with this BS. It really is terrifying and torturous, I know.<br /><br />My mom and two uncles were adopted in the early 60's; and because America's adoption laws SUCK and their mother was an Irish citizen, they weren't allowed ANY of their medical information.<br /><br />Then, my mother at age 48 got endometrial (uteran) cancer. What's worse, it wasn't caught till it was outside the uterus and in her lymph nodes. Only then, did the state release her mother's (but not her father's) health info. PCOS and cancer ran rampant...along with nearly every woman on that side of the family dying early (50 or younger) of female cancers. Great.<br /><br />Now, my middle sister and I are dealing with PCOS; and my youngest sister and one of our cousin's children are dealing with epilepsy. Coincidence? We think not.<br /><br />No matter what the tests show, knowing IS better than not knowing - seriously. You can't fight an enemy you can't see or understand. I wish you all the luck in the world that you are negative, but if you are positive you are strong and you WILL make it through to continue cooking for your babies and husband. <br /><br />((HUGS)) from across the pond...<br />*mandie**Mandie*https://www.blogger.com/profile/15070273168959077565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-81366542222043654912011-09-21T21:36:18.515+01:002011-09-21T21:36:18.515+01:00Though I haven't had to deal with any of this ...Though I haven't had to deal with any of this stuff yet, it's so true that sometimes, ignorance really is bliss. I'm so sorry you have all of these tough decisions to make; I don't blame you for putting them off. Will be keeping you in my thoughts.<br /><br />I also just wanted to tell you how much I love your writing. You are so captivating; smart, poignant, and quite funny. I love reading your posts!Sarah Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640190953303413730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-71325776868908318702011-09-21T21:23:13.634+01:002011-09-21T21:23:13.634+01:00oh man. I'm so, so sorry you have to even have...oh man. I'm so, so sorry you have to even have this in your mind space. Holy balls. <br /><br />Also, I'd be waaaay worse off without bread than I would my boobs but that's neither here nor there.<br /><br />You know that you just initiated many conversations/thoughts about this for many people out there. You might've just saved a life, no joke. Now...perhaps you can save your own one day soon. ;)<br /><br />Love to you in this complicated mess we call life.hotflawedmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457871832437767637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-49891777791547530862011-09-21T21:16:57.009+01:002011-09-21T21:16:57.009+01:00OH, C, how my heart aches for you. Just do it - I&...OH, C, how my heart aches for you. Just do it - I'm sure you'll feel better knowing, or is that just the J in me?<br /><br />I've missed your posts so much.<br /><br />PS tell me when and I'll pray for you specifically on that day!Marcia (123 blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15581613927187600748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-38509259815842834082011-09-21T20:35:17.428+01:002011-09-21T20:35:17.428+01:00Feeling shaky and weepy for you. In some way, if y...Feeling shaky and weepy for you. In some way, if you were positive, and you did elect to have certain body parts removed, you effectively USE THEM for your children. You would be, just like the girls who went through pregnancies, sacrificing your body for your kids. You would be doing it for them, to stay around for them. I can't think of a better place for some ovaries and cancer-playground boobs than a medical waste basket in the name of living two or three more decades. <br /><br />But it's scary. And horrible. And I sure love you. Prayers my dear.scooping it uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801475653537826888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-74886957616078508692011-09-21T20:15:03.470+01:002011-09-21T20:15:03.470+01:00Both my sisters have been tested for this gene aft...Both my sisters have been tested for this gene after the 1st one had cancer (breast) at 40 and the other one (melanoma) at 30 something, twice. Luckily, they both tested negative.<br /><br />For one of them, it was a no brainer to get tested. She ran right out and did it. And it wasn't the one who had breast cancer either. It was the other one. For the one who had breast cancer, it took her a long long long time to finally come to a place where she was ok with the ramifications of the possible results. That was when she finally has the test done.<br /><br />Good luck hon. The results are already in your blood. You just need to see what it says.Casa Bicicletahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853253312120595615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-60817577243096326472011-09-21T19:57:20.630+01:002011-09-21T19:57:20.630+01:00I am so sorry that you have these decisions to mak...I am so sorry that you have these decisions to make and that you have this legacy in your family. Yuck, yuck, yuckity yuck! Yes, sometimes, being a grown-up does stink!Sharlahttp://thechaosandtheclutter.comnoreply@blogger.com