I just posted this for Anne's sister, and I'll paste it here. My sister just finished radiation treatments for her 2nd round of breast cancer. She had a lumpectomy on both of them. Followed by chemo on the first one, (16 yrs ago). The 2nd one was caught very early, and is called breast calcification. It's like little flecks/freckles of it in an area. They did the lumpectomy on it, but the Dr. didn't get the clear margins he wanted, so she had to go back right after Christmas and have more taken out until he was satisfied with the margins. Also, my daughter chose the mastectomy about 4 years ago, along with the reconstruction at the same time. Hers was breast calcification, and caught very early. Leslie

I'm soooo glad to hear surgery went well and that your sister is in such good spirits. I can tell that you are the morale booster of your family! Thanks for writing an entertaining account of the day-- I really enjoyed reading it and I think it speaks well of a public health system.

You are all so very kind! I am in Vegas and don't know that anyone would come up this far, but they would be welcome. My sister and her family are in Sugar Land, which is a Houston suburb. They are hoping for the best and riding it out. The traffic is so bad...gas is low. They really don't feel they have much choice. Let's keep all in the path of this hurricane in our thoughts and prayers.

Gabby Gabby Gabby!!! I am so glad to hear from you! I have wondered what happened to you. So you are in Texas now. I drop in here (read: lurk) every now and then and always check to see if there is any news about you. Email me and let me know how you have been. I still have my old email and phone number if you still have it, if not just use the mypage. Gary and I are both doing well, just busy. I just love ya to death girl. I'm grinning from ear to ear to know you are "still around".