discovery & diagnosis
discovery & diagnosis
breast self examination
doctor
diagnoses:
mammogram
letters
ultrasounds
biopsies
decisions
telling others
support persons
mentors (ironic isn't it)
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"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
a journey begins
a journey begins
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"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
breast self examination
breast self examination
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"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
doctor
doctor
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"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
diagnoses
diagnoses
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"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
mammogram
mammogram
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"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
letters
letters
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"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
ultrasounds
ultrasounds
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"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
biopsies
biopsies
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"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
decisions
decisions
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"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
telling others
telling others
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"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
support persons
support persons
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"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
"WTF!! What just happened? What is going on?! (insert stunned disbelief here) OK...soooo....
I have a lump...is it cancer?. What do 'I' do?? What CAN I do?" Perhaps begin with a pause...take a deep breath <inhale-exhale>, now a little space to process this...
pause, breathe, shift.
mentors (ironic isn't it)
mentors (ironic isn't it)