Granny's gone and done it again

[ShrekDawg]

 

[lovesfarms]

When my sister found her lump(on her own) the Dr said not to worry it's likely an infection from a tick bite.. One of her friends had just passed from breast cancer. She went to a different Dr and was diagnosed with cancer.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I had a second cousin who was big on the LPGA circuit who found a lump in her breast (years ago, 1980's maybe) her dr said no worries ... she ultimately died of breast cancer. Her younger sister also later had breast cancer and ultimately so did her dad, my cousin. You have to advocate for yourself. They have better diagnostics now, even for dense tissue, 3D scans I think. The scans are not so painful any more. Did I tell you I got stuck in a machine once? The tech got me all smooshed up and ready to scan and then the power went out. She left to go find someone to fix it and I was left in that awkward and uncomfortable position for about 15 minutes. Yup, it could only happen to me!

 

[ValerieJ]

My mother and sister had uterine cancer. My Grandmother died from breast cancer. Glad I had a hysterectomy back in the 90's. I had a lump the size of my thumb taken out back in the 80's from my left breast. Not cancer.
My mom passed away at 74 my dad at 73 I'm 71. So.. ??
On a MRI I had back in 2017 it showed bilateral white matter. Supposedly the lifespan after being diagnosed with that you have 7.96 years to live. This year will make 8 years since I was diagnosed. Microvascular diseaes and my Vestibular disease is part of that. Stroke possibility. Guess we'll see. I'm not worried about it either.

But, we are outliving our parents, etc., because of the continuing advance in medicines. My grandmother and cousin both died of stroke and I have pretty high blood pressure right now, but the doctor and pharmacist are working on that for me. Thankfully my cholesterol is good and my carotids sound clear. They were scanned about a year and a half ago and they were clear then too. So, like you, I'm not worried, and I have some faith in the advance of medicine.

(No, not everything in medicine is perfect, but let's not get into that.)

 

[ValerieJ]

I know…. That’s why I put all the emojis LOL

We all know you know. We just like putting our 2 cents worth in.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

When my sister found her lump(on her own) the Dr said not to worry it's likely an infection from a tick bite.. One of her friends had just passed from breast cancer. She went to a different Dr and was diagnosed with cancer.

Is she okay?

 

[lovesfarms]

I had a second cousin who was big on the LPGA circuit who found a lump in her breast (years ago, 1980's maybe) her dr said no worries ... she ultimately died of breast cancer. Her younger sister also later had breast cancer and ultimately so did her dad, my cousin. You have to advocate for yourself. They have better diagnostics now, even for dense tissue, 3D scans I think. The scans are not so painful any more. Did I tell you I got stuck in a machine once? The tech got me all smooshed up and ready to scan and then the power went out. She left to go find someone to fix it and I was left in that awkward and uncomfortable position for about 15 minutes. Yup, it could only happen to me!

Funny... But not funny! Lol

 

[ValerieJ]

Brain..guess I should have mentioned that.

But, everything's okay now?

 

[lovesfarms]

Is she okay?

She is a survivor!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Spinach Dip !!
Ingredients
1 ½ cups hearts of palm chopped
1 cup part skim ricotta cheese
3 Tablespoons low fat cream cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
4 ounces part skim Mozzarella cheese (small cubes)
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 ½ cups frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed of its juices
Directions:
1 Preheat oven to 375°F.
2 Mix together Parmesan cheese, Mozzarella, spinach, and hearts of palm.
3 Combine remaining ingredients and mix with spinach mixture.
4 Bake for 20-30 minutes.
This makes 4 servings
Per serving
½ Lean protein
1 ½ vegetable servings
2 condiments

drooling over here!