My Breast
My age – on the other side of 50 My family history – breast, colon cancer, which tend to be linked in families My mind-body problem – bouts of depressive episodes since age 11 Those risk factors haunted me as I went through the ordeal of two ultrasounds and one biopsy after the yearly mammogram. One phone call puts our life on hold and makes even the most independent of us dependent on the medical community. The receptionist for my primary care doctor made that call. Although there was nothing wrong with the X-ray results, the radiologist recommended an ultrasound. I said I would think about it. Silence on the other end. But that’s what this overeducated Baby Boomer does: Think about it. When my car was stolen three years ago, I thought about...
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