Hi Friends,
A few weeks ago, the kind folks at the Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center told me I have something called Ductal Carcinoma In Situ or DCIS. The bad news: That’s basically “Stage 0” breast cancer. The good news: A mammogram caught it in its earliest stage. That means it likely hasn’t spread anywhere else, and it’s highly treatable.
I’m telling you this, because the surgery to remove it, and to reconstruct (or as I like to say “build a better boob”) will keep me out of work for at least four weeks. More importantly, though, this taught me a lesson I want to share. If I had let “life stuff” get in the way of my annual mammogram, who knows the problem I might have confronted later. Vigilant, yearly testing means I found it early. It means I control the path I take. I want the same for you.
So, please, make sure you get those very important medical tests at the ages you’re supposed to – everything from mammograms, to colonoscopies, to skin checks to those annual physicals. Stay on top of your health. You owe it to yourself, and to the people you love – after all, life is beautiful!
Sincerely,
Kristyn