Ladies, the following is a true story…happened a few days ago, and it was a reminder to me and I hope to you as well. Since I wrote this I have had a call back. Some type of asymmetry has been noticed by the radiologist, so my caring of the temple continues. I was tempted to dismiss it, but I know better. As homeschool mothers, we often neglect ourselves. This is one time where we simply can’t, for them. I know the excuses, I’ve made them all myself…I will go BACK, I’m not just talking to you…I’m talking to myself.
We sat at breakfast and I reminded everyone that I had a doctor’s appointment.
“For what?” asked my 9 year old.
“I have to have a test done that detects breast cancer, a mammogram.”
“Oh yeah, on Sunday Night Football the players were wearing pink shoes and hats because it’s breast cancer month. It was cool. Pink is a cool color.”
He dumped his cereal milk in the sink and he was off.
The girls lingered.
“What exactly do they do at a mammogram?”
I described the procedure and they looked with twisted faces and giggled, “Have fun!”
I laughed at them and quipped, “Just taking care of the temple.”
The older one smiled and they were off.
It was certainly NOT the way I’d choose to spend a glorious October afternoon. You KNOW what I mean! Truth was that insurance tempted me to just “skip” it this year. The hassle that I had gone through nearly had me throwing up my hands and saying, “I don’t have time for this.”
And then the Spirit spoke up, the Spirit that reminds the perfect words at precisely the right time….the Holy Spirit whispered.
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?” 1 Corinthians6: 18 ~20
“I know, I know, blah, blah, blah… I do take care of my body. I eat well, exercise, get enough sleep, (usually),” I chatted back.
“Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Your grandmother had cancer and you KNOW what you need to do.”
Indeed, I knew what I needed to do. I called, fought with insurance and made the appointment.
It REALLY isn’t that bad. A bit awkward, comical really, but necessary. It is October and because of one woman’s battle with breast cancer and a sister who would not let her death be in vain, we SEE the reminders everywhere this month. If you haven’t made your appointment for your yearly exam, and you’re over 40, and you know who you are, it’s time.
If you haven’t reached the big four ~ oh….then visit the Susan G. Komen site and get educated. As women we are in this together. As Christian women, we need to encourage each other on the journey.
It’s all part of taking care of the Temple.
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We have colon cancer in our family’s past. Boy, I dread THAT test. LOL
me too Spritti…that’s where my grams cancer began…I’ll be lying there beside ya on the table for THAT one…how bout YOU do that post:) lol!
I heartily agree with you on this. When I was 12, and my mom was 34, she was diagnosed with breast cancer after being told she was “too young to get it” and “too young for a mammogram”. But she’d found a lump and she went in anyway. I have had mammograms since I was 25 by doctor recommendation because of my mother’s early diagnosis. And I fight with the insurance every year about it. Yes, it’s uncomfortable, a tad annoying, but it doesn’t take long and you’ll have peace of mind knowing one way or the other. Get screened!
Oh my! what a post and you two (Heather and Lori) are funny! Heather just don’t post pictures with that post please!