The Man and I are very very proud grandparents.
Our
granddaughters have excelled themselves this year and been recognised at their
respective schools. They have worked so incredibly hard and deserve all the
credit.
Now for a cautionary tale.
At the place where I work we recently had a breast
health awareness event. Us health professionls got out there and spread the
word. As a follow-up to the event we offered one on one appointments to discuss
any issues our clients had.
Last week a client had such an appointment with me. She
was concerned about a small lump she had found, especially so as her best
friend had an aggressive for of breast cancer.
She did indeed have a small lump that felt very much
like normal glandular tissue, I asked one of the docs to come and see her,
which he did. He tried to reassure her that it was probably related to her
cycle and suggested she wait and see how things were at different times in her
cycle.
I asked her if she was happy with that and she said
no, so asked the doc to refer her to a breast care specialist.
That doc came into my room today and said that the
lump the client was concerned about was as we had expected normal glandular
tissue. But, and it is a huge but, the specialist had examine her thoroughly
and found another small lump that he biopsied. And guess what that second lump
was cancerous.
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