i thought i'd put up a new poll. which do you like bettah my long hair or short hair? i'm at a hair-period that it either needs to get trimmed or i need to wear a hat. seems like a good time to make a decision.
the pictures are all kind of ridiculous...but...i think you get the idea. and listen. i want the full, full truth.
it's a video of a presentation by the president of the environmental working group. it's a 22 minute video but if you just watch the first five minutes, i think it'll really make a difference.
around the 13 minute mark, he talks about all the increases in childhood diseases in the last 20-30 years. minute 15, change in age of breast development in white and black females. minute 16, risk of americans getting cancer under age 65 is greater than in any other country in the world. minute 18, quick changes you can make to reduce your risk. minute 19, do.not.use.teflon.
remember bpa? it's the "chemical used to make the hard, clear and nearly unbreakable plastic called polycarbonate. The plastic is also found in the lining of nearly every soft drink and canned food product."
"They found that BPA acts on cancer cells similar to the way estrogen does — by inducing proteins that protect the cells from chemotherapy agents. “It’s actually acting by protecting existing cancer cells from dying in response to anti-cancer drugs, making chemotherapy significantly less effective,” said Nira Ben-Jonathan, a professor of cancer and cell biology who has studied BPA for more than 10 years."
and i would say, if BPA works to protect cancer cells from chemo...it cannot be a good thing for anyone's body in general.
i just went to get my mammogram at the marin kaiser offices. and much like my experience with my new oncologist, i walked out of the appointment all bubbly. i guess compliments will do that to you.
the mammogram was easy. and the technician was really nice and fast. i mean...with only one breast to mammogram...it goes twice as fast.
then as i left, i checked in with the receptionist about some billing stuff...there were two women there...one complimented me on my cute hair and i said thank you. after i finished with them and walked away, i heard the woman say to the other..."she really has such cute hair! " so i turned right around and went back to the desk. i said, "you know what, i have to tell you, it means so much to me that you would say that." i told them i went through chemo. they asked all about my hair before. one woman said, "you know, there really is something sexy about short hair." the other woman said, "i think you were meant to have short hair." and they just kept going and going with the compliments. not a bad way to start the day.
they both asked a bit about my cancer...one woman pointed dramatically to her breast and whispered, "was it breast?" i reminded them to do their self-breast exams. (and i should remind all of you, too. it has been almost 15 months since my diagnosis...have you done 15 self breast exams?) and we talked a bit more about it and i left.
they were so sweet. so bright. so smiley. so complimentary. and it was just so nice...i was definitely feeling anxious about getting back into that boob-squishing machine. and it was nice to be treated so well.
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they're a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
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