tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post8851046343541422386..comments2023-07-20T06:36:57.370-06:00Comments on Divergent Pathways: An Hour in Five StagesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-62811185252105118352011-11-06T22:44:11.875-07:002011-11-06T22:44:11.875-07:00Okay, you had me worried at about stage 3, but I&#...Okay, you had me worried at about stage 3, but I'm okay now. Phew. And great news. And phew.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774990897606692850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-33228292895927386832011-10-16T10:44:34.445-06:002011-10-16T10:44:34.445-06:00I am sorry you had to go alone! I totally would h...I am sorry you had to go alone! I totally would have gone with you. You are amazing, my sister. Love you!brown eyed girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891997546364005574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-36481509010298939982011-10-16T09:06:56.151-06:002011-10-16T09:06:56.151-06:00I felt the stages as I read this. Yikes.
So gla...I felt the stages as I read this. Yikes. <br /><br />So glad you are doing these things you need to do. Being where a parent died must be super hard. Love ya.Kazzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411131948607000725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-57472383884667876222011-10-15T13:15:32.864-06:002011-10-15T13:15:32.864-06:00What a fabulous post. As I was laughing, I was fe...What a fabulous post. As I was laughing, I was feeling your stages with you!giannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745654173969916703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-90055366229556123632011-10-15T12:39:37.020-06:002011-10-15T12:39:37.020-06:00Oh lady. I so get this. And I love how you recogni...Oh lady. I so get this. And I love how you recognize what you're experiencing as it happens and then you tell it. Your perspective always moves me. <br /><br />SO CRAZY that there was a sleeping driver on the road! Ack!NLS 1993https://www.blogger.com/profile/13459019064975338207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-11210476324612042202011-10-14T12:10:20.509-06:002011-10-14T12:10:20.509-06:00That is well-written, as you know. ANd touching, a...That is well-written, as you know. ANd touching, as you also know. And I'm glad I didn't find it until after you explained the "only genetic counseling" part. <br /><br />Being near the place my mom died (or lived, or visited with me) makes me tender, too. Which is kind of cool, since I'm not really a "places" person - not much for cemetaries (I can't spell that one) in particular.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239442909091675067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-62589804812150581332011-10-13T23:55:11.926-06:002011-10-13T23:55:11.926-06:00I thought 20+ years ago when we were all tested, t...I thought 20+ years ago when we were all tested, they found no genetic link. If that is wrong...now I have more reasons to be paranoid and pained. Just a word to the mammography world...they hurt! I cry and they smilingly say...just hold it a little longer. With my tissue I still always have to have additional ultrasounds and biopsies and those don't hurt...so why don't they just jump to the good stuff, why do they insist on the painful one first so that we want to avoid it like the plague and only go when we have a legitimate concern?...just venting.Redi-Kilowatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894789912503760991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-25318987106803452472011-10-11T20:05:37.142-06:002011-10-11T20:05:37.142-06:00I"m so glad you're getting out on top of ...I"m so glad you're getting out on top of this. I've tried to be really proactive and my doctors have all said that the fact my mom was post-menopausal when she got her breast cancer is good news for me. Good for you for taking this on.<br /><br />As for the other theme here, I'm really trying hard to understand when I am mad or frustrated what it is that I'm really mad about. It takes so much practice. SO MUCH.Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-31117176695898188982011-10-11T16:13:18.634-06:002011-10-11T16:13:18.634-06:00A difficult journey, but one worth traveling with ...A difficult journey, but one worth traveling with you. Thank you for inviting us along. ((hugs))Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-83371273329624886102011-10-11T12:32:18.298-06:002011-10-11T12:32:18.298-06:00Ditto Kristina. And I loved the arc in this piece...Ditto Kristina. And I loved the arc in this piece, Jana. The Beatles as underscore to the five stages of grief?<br /><br />Genius.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532225334730948057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-63994467708489689352011-10-11T09:13:07.154-06:002011-10-11T09:13:07.154-06:00I'm so glad you're boobs are OK, my sweet ...I'm so glad you're boobs are OK, my sweet friend.Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-83488018678260841902011-10-11T08:05:01.197-06:002011-10-11T08:05:01.197-06:00The experience was surreal for me because where I ...The experience was surreal for me because where I went for counseling was right next to where my mom passed away, and I haven't really been back there since. I am also approaching the age she was when she was diagnosed. But I am completely at peace. For now.charrettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351177033783487168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-83576484333750650222011-10-11T08:00:18.592-06:002011-10-11T08:00:18.592-06:00Quick clarification, since a few of you sound slig...Quick clarification, since a few of you sound slightly alarmed (sorry!): My OB sent me to Hunstman Cancer Institute for genetic counseling prior to taking the BRCA DNA test for the breast cancer gene. I don't have any signs of cancer other than my family history, where there are some markers for BRCA1. The good news is, if I test positive, they can take some highly invasive but preventive measures which practically guarantee I'll never get breast cancer. I am, so far, completely at peace with this scenario. I love that there's a way to know and a way to prevent. Knowledge is power. And the truth not only makes you free...but quite possibly cancer free. :)<br /><br />(I was writing about the drive, and trying not to go into too much detail on all the rest, but clearly that was a mistake.) :)charrettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351177033783487168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-75366132291015166322011-10-11T07:46:23.770-06:002011-10-11T07:46:23.770-06:00I hope you're doing okay! Experiencing all tha...I hope you're doing okay! Experiencing all that in such a short time has got to leave you drained and back near stage one.Barbaloothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541675474218507411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-29380757883213233532011-10-11T07:16:56.903-06:002011-10-11T07:16:56.903-06:00Oh, Charette, I hope everything is okay. You'v...Oh, Charette, I hope everything is okay. You've written so beautifully and I want all the peace to win out. If you ever need another corpse to ride in the car with you, I'm available. I try not to drive while sleeping, though.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486223394459963669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-76363609236757528082011-10-11T03:31:33.500-06:002011-10-11T03:31:33.500-06:00My heart is kind of tight right now because I don&...My heart is kind of tight right now because I don't really know what this means. It was difficult to follow you through that, so you did a good job of describing it, I think. I hope you are at peace and that you have reason to be content. And that we get more information about this soon. Love to you.LisAwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03299284773832500834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823847273927280303.post-60698424696088595402011-10-11T02:04:07.039-06:002011-10-11T02:04:07.039-06:00Bless you, Friend!Bless you, Friend!Jessica Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944990982584233095noreply@blogger.com