Well it has seemed much longer than six months to reach this point. Erin has checked into hospital for her bilateral mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. Or as I call it, her "boob job".
Isn't laughter one of the world's greatest holistic therapies? There are no serious side effects (although a pain in the side and a rare tendency to wee oneself can occur). You can share your treatment as well, so when people offer sympathetic words about wishing they could go through treatment with you, they can.
But it's a treatment only the strongest people can have. Pessimists will reject it as if it was an organ transplant. It's a good thing my sister has taken this kind of medicine regularly!
Today my family is going to need this treatment in big doses. The mastectomy is expected to last four hours while the reconstruction has been estimated at seven. If my brother-in-law Kevin didn't already have a head start, he would probably have little hair left by the time this day is over.
(In my defence, Erin said it first!)
I don't do praying. It's just the way I am - the Wiccan/pagan or whatever label you want to put on me - but I believe that sending positive energy to Erin is similar to what those who are offering their prayers to my sister are doing. I'm doing a lot of positive energy sending today!
I will post updates on Twitter for anyone interested: @melindarice.
And for those of you with a generous nature and aren't afraid to show it, don't forget to visit my Just Giving page to help in the fight against breast cancer with a donation to Cancer Research UK. I'm also "running" (as if!) in Race for Life in one week!
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