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AlaskaAngel · 11-22-2005, 10:30 AM

I wish I had been more aware of my family history BEFORE I was diagnosed because I was in excellent health and wasn't paying much attention at all. I had no idea my aunt had died of bc mets to the brain, or that a grandmother had a mastectomy. My mother had a lumpectomy and my older sister was diagnosed just before I was, and now I have a cousin with bc as well. So I intend to be sure that this holiday I at least do what I can to simply let others in our family know what the family history is, including mine, and hope that helps them to keep a better eye out for themselves than I did. Families get so scattered these days that often the history is lost or just not mentioned before those who do know the history of prior generations ever share it.

A.A.

11-22-2005, 10:30 AM	#3
AlaskaAngel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,018	Family History I wish I had been more aware of my family history BEFORE I was diagnosed because I was in excellent health and wasn't paying much attention at all. I had no idea my aunt had died of bc mets to the brain, or that a grandmother had a mastectomy. My mother had a lumpectomy and my older sister was diagnosed just before I was, and now I have a cousin with bc as well. So I intend to be sure that this holiday I at least do what I can to simply let others in our family know what the family history is, including mine, and hope that helps them to keep a better eye out for themselves than I did. Families get so scattered these days that often the history is lost or just not mentioned before those who do know the history of prior generations ever share it. A.A.