Saturday Snippets
I haven’t written a “snippet” in so long you probably forgot about them, but I’ve been planning this one all week. It was going to be about make-up. Today I changed my mind. It’s going to be about cancer. ‘Cause . . . you know. Make-up. Cancer. Interchangeable.
Okay, maybe not.
My What’s a Jenn Story? page frankly tells you that once I had breast cancer. In 2008, to be exact. What it doesn’t tell you is that, while I was able to avoid (refuse) chemo, I agreed to take a hormone suppressant called Tamoxifen for five years. If you do the math (but don’t worry–you don’t have to–I don’t like math, either) you can guess that I’m almost done. During my five years, however, studies have shown that women taking Tamoxifen have even more benefits if they take it for 10 years! Woohoo!
Here it comes, to save the day?
What previous studies (and people’s lives, doubtless) have also shown, though, is that sometimes? Tamoxifen causes other kinds of cancer. Uterine, specifically.
No. I don’t have uterine cancer. At least, I am choosing to believe that at this moment, I don’t have uterine cancer. Or any other kind of cancer. But I am having side effects. I’ve had them before. The most debilitating ones were migraines, which we talked about last year, and which went away for a while, though they’ve come back. But they’re still not as bad as they were, and therefore, they are not what’s concerning me right now. What’s concerning me right now is “Aunt Flo”–also known here as “the monthly visitor”–who arrived two weeks early, has been visiting for two weeks now and doesn’t look anything like she usually does. (Please don’t make me spell out what I’m actually saying here. This is bad enough.) She’s freaking me out.
A while back I observed that “everybody’s going through something,” and offered to pray for you if you are. Now I’m asking you, if you’re a praying kind of person, to please pray for me. I’m not sure for what, exactly. Maybe that I just not be worried. I’m not really afraid of cancer–or of dying–but I still don’t want to have it, and I love my life and my husband and guess I just want to stick around a while.
Hi! Thank you for sharing this post with us.. I will keep you in my prayers… May you be blessed with continued health (and more happiness)
🙂
Thank you! I really appreciate that.
You’re welcome Jenn. You humble us with your strength and determination.
Ah–I’m not that strong–or humble . . . 😉 Just needy! Heh.
Well, feel free to need us anytime 😉
Aww–that’s kind. Thank you.
You’re welcome dudette 😉
You’re okay, but I’ll pray for you. 🙂
🙂 Thanks. Praying for you and the family, too, btw. Can’t stop thinking about YOUR post this afternoon . . .
Just saw this comment – and looking back, see? I was right! Thanks for thinking about the family. We’re looking to get a big dog. Once we have one of those, I’m sure our experience in our neighborhood will improve significantly. 🙂
That is an excellent idea.
Yes, you do need to stick around for a while. Consider the prayers done.
Thanks, friend.
Jenn, I don’t tend to go on my blog at the weekends, just the way it is at the moment, so I miss posts like this until Monday morning when I catch up, but please know that I am praying for you…and sending a big hug from across the sea to you from me 🙂 x
Thank you so much, Sherri. Don’t worry–i didn’t think you didn’t care. 🙂 Frankly, I’m not usually here at the weekends either!
J, I got your back, hookin’ up to the Father upstairs. I haven’t been able to build this blog as planned, as there’s too much going on on the Journey: myholistictable.wordpress.com
It stands as a reference for those interested. Chk out the pages on top. I hope it’s useful.
Love,
Diana
You want to try to eat a lof of foods that dry dampness (celery, amaranth…).
Huh. Okay. Thanks.
I sure will. Thanks for getting in touch. As an aside–sort of–what’s your opinion of Shakeology, if you have one?
Dunno what that is.
Haha! That probably tells me all I need to know. 🙂