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Thursday, October 16, 2008

Pamela Britton...a special message


Okay, I'll be honest. The original draft of this blog was a morbidly sad account of my father's death. How it affected my writing. How, to this day, I draw on the pain I suffered as I slowly watched him die of cancer.

Blech.

I deleted it. I hate sad stories. That's probably why I write romance novels for a living. Besides, these days cancer doesn't have to be scary. It doesn't have to be sad. It can be cured, especially if we're talking breast cancer here.

I'll be honest. I'd never had a mammogram when I first joined Think Pink. I'd volunteered my services after my father died having made the commitment to do whatever I could to help fight his awful disease. He didn't have breast cancer, although men can get it, but I figured one cancer was as good as another to try and sucker punch. So I joined. Unfortunately, I made the mistaking of mentioning my lack of a mammogram to one of Think Pink's founders, Melody Christenson. We were at her work--a place that does medical imaging--and so you can imagine what happened next. She trotted me over to the receptions desk and said, "Get Pam an appointment today." I remember mentally screaming, "Noooooo." I didn't want my breasts squished, especially on such short notice. I needed time to psych myself into the deal. But I didn't think it was right tell one of Think Pink's founders that I was too scared to do the very thing that Think Pink is all about: early detection. So I swallowed my fear and did it. And you know what?

It wasn't that bad.

It wasn't that bad at all. In fact, I feel like silly baby for thinking it would hurt. I didn't.

So I chose for this blog to be a positive account of my first breast screening. And a reminder to all of you to CHECK YOUR BREASTS. And, failing that, to get a yearly screening. Cancer doesn't have to be a death sentence. Especially breast cancer. In fact, it now has a 97% cure rate if detected early.

Get out there, girls! Get your ta-tas mashed. It just might save your life.
*leave a comment for your chance to win a signed book from Pam*

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Pamela!

Great post and advice on getting a mammogram done!! I do mine in January each year around my birthday! The first time was scarey but they've gotten easier each year and to be honest the techs that I've dealt with have been amazing at making me feel comfortable!!

WK said...

hi Pam and Blanche. I thought it was a great post as well. And a great thing to do. I'm 34 and I've never had a mammogram. But I'm think I probably should. I have fiber cystics disease, I think that's it. Anyway I get these hard knots in mine that are just fat. So it'll be hard for me to find a spot most likely.

I hoping this post will start a great discussion on things.

Thank you Pam for sharing your story with us!!!

hugs,
WendyK

Angela S. said...

Thank you for the reminder. It's easy to be fearful of getting a mammogram, and it's always inspiring to hear other people's stories.

Anonymous said...

Hi Pamela -

Great post and on a very important cause.

I haven't had my first one yet, but I'm sure my doc will set me up for one later this year. Not looking forward to that day.

Unknown said...

Hi,
Great advice and we all need to have annual mammograms! Thanks for sharing with us!
Lori

Unknown said...

Great post and a great cause.

Livia said...

Welcome Pamela and it is a super message you've provided to us. I have my mammogram annually and yes I kick, scream, stump and yell all the way to the University clinic each year, but it is a must! Love your NASCAR romances too! Thanks for stopping by.

Livia

Kammie said...

I do remember the days when a mammogram hurt. For about thirty seconds, I thought I was going to die. hahaha! Fortunately today with better equipment, it doesn't hurt at all.

Anonymous said...

Hi, guys!!! Sorry to be so tardy in my reply. Seems to be the story of my life lately. Thursday was national THINK PINK day and so I knew it'd be crazy for me. Friday we had to drive to the Bay Area to drop off a horse I sold (leaving in the wee hours of the morning). Saturday I had a booksigning with Cherry Adair, Jennifer Skully and Rose Lerma. And, well, today's the first day I feel as if I've come back to earth.

ANYYYWAYyyyyy. Thank you SO much for your messages. I hope I've inspired a few of you to go out and get your breasts squished:) Trust me, it's not as bad as it sounds...not anymore, anyway (as someone mentioned).

Take care!

Pam

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