Day: January 3, 2024

Wellness Wednesday

I woke up with a horrible headache today – made me appreciate my down time since I didn’t have to push through it to get somewhere by a particular time this morning. It’s one of those headaches that has the potential to be a migraine but I’m fighting it. After some extra sleep, I had some Advil and a hot shower. And really – is there ANYTHING a long hot shower won’t make better? So now I’m up and at it although I’m keeping sound and light to a minimum.

Tomorrow is my annual mammogram. Ladies, are you faithful about them? With the exception of a year during the pandemic (which I think can be forgiven), I’ve always gotten mine since I turned 35. I’m at a higher than average risk for breast cancer since my mom died of cancer that started with breast cancer. She was diagnosed with it in 1969 which for her meant a hysterectomy, radical mastectomy, chemo therapy and radiation. In 1969, the doctors weren’t messing around and treated her very aggressively. It still managed to metastasize to her bones and eventually her liver – but she had 11 years between her initial diagnosis and when she died.

Today, while 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer sometime in their lives, most breast cancer cases aren’t a death sentence. We’ve come a long way since 1969 thankfully! So go get your mammograms – a few minutes of discomfort could give you the warning time you need to keep cancer in check. Here are some resources about breast cancer and early detection – check them out!