The good the bad and the ugly

First, the good, I am feeling much better today after a really rough evening yesterday. I am not sure if it was the chemo or the medication I was given yesterday but I felt aweful! I took some pain medication which I have not had to do for a long time. I was really worried that I would not be able to attend the Christmas party we are in charge of at our church but I prayed that I would feel better today and those prayers were answered. Now the bad, my wonderful daughter left this morning on a 6 am flight back to Utah and her husband. We hated to see her leave and I know her sister will really miss her too. She was able to go to a couple of Kelly's swim meets and get to know her little sister better which was good for them both. She was also a big help with dinner and running errands when I did not feel up to it. She will be missed! Now, the ugly. The new recomendation that women not do breast self exam as it is not effective......are you serious! It is true that by the time you feel something in the breast, you may be in the later stages of the disease, but since we have been told that mamograms do not detect many types of cancer, this is another way that women can detect it. In fact, most of the women I have met, found their own cancer through self exam including myself so.........continue to feel your boobies!