♥ಌ'Be kinder than necessary ♥ღ for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle ♥ღ Forgiveness is the final form of love ♥ღ LOVE ONE ANOTHER and Please Do NOT JUDGE!! Xox
Female
53 years old
Gig Harbor, Washington
United States
Three methods for early detection.
1. SELF EXAMS
2. DOCTOR'S VISIT
3. MAMMOGRAM
USE THEM! They are the first and best DEFENSE to use for EARLY DETECTION.
I found out about MY BREAST CANCER by doing a self exam in Jan 07 and didn't get the courage to see a DR until Sept 07... DO NOT do that same thing. EARLY DETECTION is everything :)
Every three minutes a woman in the United States learns she has breast cancer.
More than 41,000 women will die of breast cancer this year.
One woman in eight either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime.
Mammograms are among the best early detection methods, yet 13 million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a mammogram.
In the United States, the five year survival rate has risen from 78% to over 95% between 1985 and 2005, mainly due to earlier diagnosis and treatment.
Breast cancer affects men, too - over 1,600 cases will be diagnosed in the United States this year, and 400 men will die.
Always...live YOUR life with passion, with conviction... and make your life count for something. Love the people around you with all your heart and give THEM all you have because our lives are short here on earth.
Spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent. Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it.
A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the Precious thoughts in your mind.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Music
OneRepublic, Lincoln Park, Rascal Flats, Gwen Stefani,Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Prince, The Beatles. Inspired by Hip-Hop...Jay-Z and the Neptunes. Billie Holiday, Pink Floyd, Garbage, The Cure, Bob Marley, XTC, Elvis Costello, Queen, Snoop, The Who, FallOut Boy, Etta James, Sublime, Led Zeppelin, Dave Matthews, Tori Amos, Public Enemy, The Pixies, Marvin Gaye, Black Eyed Peas, David Bowie, Al Green, Incubus, Danity Kane, Lenny Kravitz, the list goes on and on and on and on and on...should never get me started...my Passion for MUSIC is immense.
MUSIC makes me happy. I have a 200 GIG hard drive full of all types of music.
FAMILY JEWELS ~ Soprano's ~ Grey's Anatomy ~ Inked ~ WEEDS ~ DEXTER ~ CSI ~ HISTORY CHANNEL ~ HGTV ~ MTV ~ MIAMI INK ~ DANGEROUS CATCH!! MY FAVORITE :)
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IN LOVING MEMORY of John ~ Beautiful ANGEL ........THERE'S A SPECIAL ANGEL IN HEAVEN THAT IS PART OF US..IT IS NOT WHERE WE WANT HIM TO BE BUT WHERE GOD WANTED HIM TO BE.. HE WAS HERE BUT JUST A MOMENT LIKE A NIGHTIME SHOOTING STAR.. AND THOUGH HE IS IN HEAVEN HE ISN'T VERY FAR.. HE TOUCHED THE HEART OF MANY LIKE ONLY AN ANGEL CAN DO.. WE WOULD'VE HELD HIM EVERY MINUTE ...IF THE END WE ONLY KNEW.. SO WE SEND THIS SPECIAL MESSAGE TO THE LORD UP ABOVE.. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL JUAN OUR ANGEL AND SEND HIM ALL OF OUR LOVE...
Even though you're not here and no where to be found, my heart says you're still here and everywhere to be found.
Dear Beautiful John, You will live on in our HEARTS and your Brothers laughter... and in the heartbeat of your beautiful LOVING FAMILY ~~~FOREVER THEY (Our Loved Ones)are the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street; the smell of bleach in your freshly laundered socks, the cool hand on your brow when you're not well. THEY live inside our laughter. And crystallized in every tear drop.
~I LOVE YOU and Miss YOU ~ John and Beautiful Laura (John's Grandmother)and My own LOVING Parents. Forever in our hearts.
Some real hero types:
Emergency Services (Fire, EMT, Search & Rescue, etc) - they save our lives every single day, and how often do they get listed in the "hero" box?
Nice people - People who try to be honorable and do the right thing and make others happy. Nice people are a dying breed.
Single moms that handle their business - can you get more impressive than a single mother who manages to not only survive, but succeed?
ALSO tops on my HERO list are all the men and women serving proudly in OUR branches of Military.
SHOUT OUT to all our warriors who are deployed around the world away from their families protecting our freedom. God Bless!!
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Greetings and WELCOME to MY PAGE My Breast Cancer Journey ....Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
I am EVER SO greatful for FINALLY being done with treatment. I THANK & PRAISE GOD every day. This experience has made me a stronger, better woman, I hope. And I have certainly learned whom I should TRUST! Because I certainly am NOT the same person that began this journey in Sept 07.
I remember my life before BC, but somehow it seems to not be focused, kind of blurry....so busy with what I now know was nonsense. Its now one year since my masectomy ...one year since my life changed forever.
Some of that change has been pretty tough to accept, and some of it has been so positive and strengthening. I found myself crying on my way home from the store last night....I have so looked forward to this first anniversary, and now find myself still mourning for the loss of my breast and the loss of my innocence regarding how fragile life can be. As I write this, tears come to my eyes....I am still angry, still scared....still so sad that this now is part of me forever.
I lost alot to Breast CANCER... my life was sailing along very nicely, than *BANG* here comes breast cancer. I lost my job, my insurance, my home, my hair, my right breast, my self esteem, my self worth, my significant other and a few friends and family along the way... but I AM STILL HERE!
A cancer diagnosis is an life-shattering thing, not something we ever expect and our whole way of dealing with our health is forever changed. I was always healthy and when I was first diagnosed I felt very betrayed by my body, I could no longer trust it. Now I am always waiting for the other shoe to drop, so to speak.
GOOD NEWS!! My CT Scan last week (3/30/09) came back CLEAR and no sight of CANCER, so far. You see now that I won the battle, I still have to fight a war. From test to test checking and double checking to see if it rears it's ugly head somewhere else in my body.
But it's ok... After those whom walked out on me and left me to go it alone ... I am still here. I hope and pray everyday that Cancer will NOT WIN HERE.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ God protects ~ God heals ~ God supports ~ God is LOVE ~
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The worst part of the entire breast cancer ordeal for me was the fear of the unknown. I relate being diagnosed with breast cancer to being thrown into a dark, deep hole and you have to find your way out. You dig and dig and little by little you begin to see the light, but it takes a long time. So my advice to anyone having to face this disease is to put your combat boots on and trudge through it all, because you can do it!. IF I can, YOU CAN!! I will be here as your friend and SISTER if you need one :)
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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ GOD IS IN THE DETAILS Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
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I have made many new friends with women who are also breast cancer survivors and we share a greater appreciation for life. Having been through breast cancer brings blessings in addition to the trials. One blessing is a greater appreciation for the simplest things in life, such as a walk at the beach or walking through snow with the sun on my back.
After being diagnosed, I started to feel a real sense of loneliness in my disease. So many people have been so kind, with their best wishes, their promises of prayer, reaching out to ask me how I am, eager to help me with anything I need. I truly appreciate their caring and their generosity. Despite this, in a very fundamental way, I am alone in this disease. Even among people who are going through it themselves, or have gone through it, there is still an "alone-ness" because no one but me is experiencing my cancer in the way that I am.
Cancer can invade your body, but you must refuse to let it attack your spirit. As your body is more and more afflicted, you must trust in God in greater and greater measure. God’s love will make your spirit strong. Along with the love and support of loved ones.
I learned early on in life that people are not always what they seem or make out to be. Too many take advantage of a gentle heart and kind nature by saying what they think will get them what they want. It's too easy to fall prey to their lies and deceptions only to end up with a broken heart. Hurting people just to make myself feel good is something I could never forgive myself for so I never lie or deceive anyone. I accept people for who and what they are. We reap what we sow and if we want love, trust, honesty and respect then we have to make sure we give those first in order to receive them. Everything in life is precious and should be treasured and cherished, not used and abused. The most precious of all are love and friendship so always make sure you nurture those and don't neglect your loved ones.
I am an easy going person who is very laid back and full of laughter. I'm a PROUD Alaskan Native ~ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Tsimshian, raised in Ketchikan, Alaska & Seattle, Washington.
Please, realize that this experience has changed me in several ways. I am still the person I have always been, but I am different now. I also don't have the memory I used to. Treatment has taken things from me that I will never get back. I lost a few family memebers, a few freinds and the love of my life, I am still very broken hearted over these losses and struggle to make thru most days....
I always enjoyed dressing up and going to fine restaurants I like reading, dancing, my sweet BONITA, (my chihuahua), sushi, cookouts, sunsets, sunrise’s, the beach, the mountains, snorkle, swimming, sunning, traveling, cooking, growing my lovely flower gardens, and water in all forms. I enjoy learning and love books and educational things. I love the sound of rain and thunder and the storms that produce them. Because I have learned that after every storm, the SUN WILL SHINE. AGAIN ! I am just waiting for my storm to pass ~ LOL~
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Respect is a given and honesty is a must. Simple rules...but now a days some of you forget. I'll admit I'm hard to love but even harder to let go.
Love me or hate me ...you sure won't FORGET me!! LOL* *wink LOL ~
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ I have secrets. I might share them. I'm like no one you've ever met. *wink :)
As are you. Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄ƷƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄ƷƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄ƷƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
I am...above all... A LADY. One with CLASS and MORALS ~
ಌ♥Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ♥ಌ Deborah ಌ♥Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ♥ಌ The HOPELESS ROMANTIC
Who I'd like to meet:
๑۩๑ I would like to meet all kinds of REAL people, regardless of color, creed, sexual preference, or religion, to learn and to teach me something new.๑۩๑
I want to meet my GLOBAL FAMILY... those who I can make smile... and who can make me smile as well...once again. I want to meet YOU! I'm in awe of those who make me LAUGH or make me stumble on my every thought and word.....very humbling.
I have a silly sense of humor, easy going & down to earth, outgoing, kind hearted & Passionate. Strong but Soft, Vibrant yet often Calm, Sensual and Classy...Witty but down to earth. I Make no apologies. I have fought CANCER and SURVIVED.... Cancer CHOSE the WRONG WOMAN.
I work hard to be and stay positive.I can get along with just about anybody, hence why I stopped trying to please everybody since CANCER changed my life. I love, honor and respect those whom I choose too and who earn it. I try not to care what PEOPLE think anymore, especially since I had to learn to go in public BALD!!! That will certainly change you forever..I will alwlays love my family and a few TRUE friends. Thats what I CHERISH and they ALL MAKE ME HAPPY! ..
I love to sit on the sand and watch the sun go down over the ocean, feel that last bit of the suns rays warm my face.
I am One who is very sensitive, but it is not to be mistaken for weakness; a woman who hates racism, liars, fakers, idiots, bigots and discriminators, just to name a few. I will tolerate this from no one.
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄ƷƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ PLEASE ~ Support Breast Cancer...Pray for a CURE ~ ..
Catch me at debz_iphone@yahoo.com IM or email :)
May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are.
Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.
Hey Beautiful.. Just wanted to drop in say hi and tell you I love you.. and to also let you know i'm sorry I didn't call back.. We have been getting pounded with on and off heavy rains here. It's suppose to clean up by Monday I think te weather report said.. I'll call you then unless we get a half hearted brake from mother earth b4 that.. BIG ((HUGS)) Semper Fi! B
There is a little bit of magik in everyone...you are one of those people that emit it. I am so proud of the path you have followed and the courage you have shown through your struggles. Much love, Moon
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Have a wonderful weekend huni, muah! Pink hugs to u! Nani.gif)
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