Get frisky with your boobies

October is the Breast Cancer Awareness month and although the month is nearly over I plead with you to not to forget to feel your boobies once all the pink reminders go in hiding. Lately it seems that every month someone I know is diagnosed with breast cancer. It scares the crap out me and Inflammatory Breast Cancer scares me even more.

While grocery shopping yesterday I shared several aisles with a family of four shopping together. A very average looking family; a mom, dad, one boy, and one girl. Except they weren’t average. The mom appeared frail and wore a hat in an attempt to cover her bald head which led me to assume she must have cancer. As I shopped behind them I couldn’t help thinking about what they must be going through. What was their story? I wondered how sick she was and how scared her husband and kids must be. How scared she must be. Her kids looked to be in their early teens. Their mom’s illness would be a major blip in their young lives. I wondered if they always had grocery shopped together. Was it their Sunday routine to go to church and then grocery shopping? Or did this routine begin after mom got sick? After all it is human nature for us to realize what’s important in life when someone we love becomes ill.

I got so lost in the flight of ideas running in my head about this family that my eyes started stinging with tears. I said a quick prayer and forged ahead of them.

They were heavy on my mind all evening and then I cried big fat tears for them and for the character Lynette on Desperate Housewives who is battling breast cancer. In last nights episode there was a touching scene about how Lynette’s kid’s tree house was the only place her kids could go to where there was no talk about cancer, medicine, and medical procedures. It was a place where they could pretend their mom does not have cancer.

All of this touches close to home because as mothers our biggest fear is leaving our kids motherless or having them worry about us when we are very ill. Kids shouldn’t have to worry about losing the center of their universe. So as mothers we need to be sure to take care of ourselves and it starts with early detection. Do your monthly breast exam and get your mammograms. My neighbor found her tumor with a mammogram when it was a tiny pea and well before she would feel it. She was able to zap the bastard with a month of radiation. Hopefully she will remain cancer free.

In the next couple of days all things pink will turn red and green and all the breast cancer focus will be put on the back burner for the holiday season. Let’s make a point to continue to support breast cancer awareness all year long and to remind each other to check our boobies. I will keep Mert’s Frisk the 15th button in my sidebar to remind me and my readers to get frisky every month.

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17 Responses to “Get frisky with your boobies”

Nicole on October 29th, 2007 10:36 am

What a beautiful post. Thank you for making me open my eyes a little wider and remind me that being a mother is still my first priority. I loved your blog!
acumamakiki on October 29th, 2007 11:05 am

Your post is perfect K, we all need a reminder of how important getting mammo’s, having regular GYN visits and taking care of ourselves is. I just had my mammo/ultrasound exam, never a fun day but I’m always glad to go and know.
~JJ! on October 29th, 2007 12:33 pm

Great post.

I think I need that frisky button!!!!
Momish on October 29th, 2007 1:35 pm

It is easy to forget once the spotlight dims. Great post for reminding us not to get sloppy about feeling ourselves up and staying on top of the game!

P.S. Congrats on the much deserved awards.
WhyMommy on October 29th, 2007 9:54 pm

Great post! And shame on me for not having the Frisk button in my sidebar! I’m fixing that tonight!
carrie on October 29th, 2007 11:41 pm

You are right. It doesn’t just go away because it isn’t October anymore.

And, glad I wasn’t the only person reduced to a heap or tears watching Desperate Housewives last night!
LunaNik on October 30th, 2007 9:42 am

This post really hits home. Before I had my children I worked in an office where two of my co-workers were diagnosed with breast cancer. One is still bravely fighting the disease to this day and one unfortunately lost her life after the cancer spread to her liver. Ever since I witnessed these two incredible women go thru such a horrific experience, I make sure the women in my life get routine screenings. I’m proud to say, that because of my urging, both my mother and grandmother never miss their yearly mammogram.
Pamm on October 30th, 2007 10:22 am

Please remember it’s not just our boobs!!! I faithfully had mamograms every year, didn’t think about cancer anywhere else. Then a few months ago I was diagnosed with stage4 colon cancer. I still have every hair on my head and don’t look sick. Think about a colonoscopy for yourself even if your insurance won’t cover it. I am 48 with a 9 year old daughter and I wouldn’t have even been considered for a first screening for another 2 years. That was less than the first oncologist I saw gave me to live! Your boobs are important but so is everything else!
Kristin on October 30th, 2007 10:34 am

Thank you for reminding me to schedule my boobie check…
canape on October 30th, 2007 4:45 pm

I will get frisky with my boobies and think of you
Lisa on October 30th, 2007 9:07 pm

Great post. And you are such a sweet, compassionate person, I can totally see you saying a prayer and tearing up when you saw that lady.
Looney Mom on October 30th, 2007 10:07 pm

Oh man. I cried when Lynette actually told bully mom that she had cancer.

It is scary. Thanks for a reminder. I came at the right time. I wish I could come by more often. I miss you.
Sierra on October 30th, 2007 11:40 pm

Thanks for the beautiful reminder to be grateful for what we have and take care of ourselves. I will get frisky tonight!
JaniceNW on October 31st, 2007 12:27 am

Had my squishy squishy last July. I be good except for that sagging thing(raised eyebrow~not fair!).
Jenny on October 31st, 2007 7:40 am

Beautiful and horrible.

Thank you for the reminder.
Mert on October 31st, 2007 9:02 am

Man, I wold have been in tears too. I’ll say a prayer for that woman and her family too.

I’m hoping that Frisk the 15th goes global as far as the net… we women need to stick together and support each other.
Kevin Charnas on November 2nd, 2007 8:36 pm

No “Slacker Mommy” in sight. Not a one.

Brava!