Denise, I am so glad you're ok. I know how scary it is though and how things can just blindside you.

I had a dermatologist appt last year with a new physician. She became very worried about a bump I have, in fact I've had it for as long as I can remember and I was told it was nothing. She started feeling lymph nodes and did a HUGE biopsy. I waited for results and as my stitches started itching (and we were on vacation) I'd be reminded. Fortunately, it was nothing. She called me on the weekend because she was relieved...I guess if it would've been bad it would have been Very Bad. I've also gone through ovarian cancer scares (have had both removed) and my dad was in ICU on full life support this past winter NOT due to ovarian cancer (duh!) but complications with kidney cancer.

Anyway, you are so right. We just never know and we can think life's going ok then BAM, something can happen. I greatly believe in not being complacent and have done rides/fundraising for hiv/aids, ovarian cancer (the tri I'm doing on Sept 9 is for that -- I signed up to raise $500 for it but haven't even tried raising money so I guess I might be donating it maybe), and breast cancer. Even if these things never touch us directly though odds are they will, we owe it to each other to do it.

I'm glad that you're seeing the positive from your experiences but I wish you wouldn't have had to go through it. It's scary and nobody should have sleepless nights due to things that we should be able to cure. Because of the tri and my past, I've been researching ovarian cancer and that is scary stuff. Also the "female" cancers tend to mess with our identities; both breast cancer and ovarian cancers. Survivors have to go through so much beyond just getting healthy.

I am LIKING that See Jane Run tri!!! Being that my name is Jane and I try to run, it'd be great to do that tri! Maybe next year it'll be my goal and it would be way cool to wear a shirt from that