My girls Nana has been battling cancer now for years and tomorrow morning she is being operated on. The operation is of high risk and so the girls, their Dad and I are headed to Calgary here in a few mins. I just wanted to post this and ask that you please all pray for Nana (aka Kay). Please pray that her surgery goes well, that she can have more years pain free with her family and grandkids. My kids are the luckiest kids I know as they have 3 wonderful, awesome, loving grandmas 
Kay is a wonderful lady and I am praying that God pulls her threw but the more prayers we have the BETTER! Thank you!
Cancer sucks…… April 29, 2008
I still can’t believe it’s been a year!!!!!!!!!! April 29, 2008
Theresa Marie George – Nov 28/1952 – April 28, 2007
Gone but never forgotten!!
THIS IS NOT GOODBYE
Sorry about the video but it was all I could find on the net and I wanted to share this song as my Aunt loved it and had it @ her funeral!
Almost a whole year………. April 27, 2008
I can’t believe it will be ONE YEAR tomorrow that your gone….
Life is too short
Don’t waste a minute
Enjoy each day
And everyone in it
Tomorrow will come
Tomorrow will come
It could be your last
Make the most of today
Life passes too fast…….
Try to bring God’s love and kindness into someone’s life today!
Kindness is one gift anyone can give and a gift most of us forget to give!
Kindness is one gift anyone can give and a gift most of us forget to give!
Raskal is heading out in the morning…. April 24, 2008
for his date with the vet!!!!! I hope he doesn’t hate me after he finds out why he is there lol. Poor guy is being neutered!!! I am doing it because I love your Rasky!
Meme thought it was funny when I explained to her what was happening with her brother tomorrow……….until I told her she was NEXT! lol You can see by the look she is giving me it ain’t funny now haha! That will teach the diva 
Startin Early…. April 17, 2008
Will decided the other day he was old enough to drive so Daddy moved out of his way and let him have at it……I think he realized he couldn’t reach the pedals or see out the window and for now its prob best that Daddy keeps driving him around lol.
Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Test April 5, 2008
A breast cancer (BRCA) gene test is a blood test to check for specific changes (mutations) in genes that help control normal cell growth. Finding changes in these genes, called BRCA1 and BRCA2, can help determine your chance of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. A BRCA gene test does not test for cancer itself. This test is only done for people with a strong family history of breast cancer or ovarian cancer, and sometimes for those who already have one of these diseases.
A woman’s risk of breast or ovarian cancer is higher if she has BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene changes. Breast cancer is extremely rare in men but BRCA2 gene changes have been linked to male breast cancer and possibly prostate cancer. The risk of some other cancers, including pancreatic and colon cancer, may also be higher. The gene changes can be inherited from either your mother’s or father’s side of the family.
Certain people have a higher chance of inheriting BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene changes.
Jewish women are more likely to be BRCA gene carriers. Some experts recommend gene tests for women who are Ashkenazi Jews (Jews whose ancestors came from Eastern Europe) if they have one or both of the following:
Any first-degree relative with breast or ovarian cancer. First-degree relatives are parents, sisters and brothers, and children.
Two second-degree relatives on the same side of the family with breast or ovarian cancer. (This is where I fit in, my Auntie Dolly and My Auntie Carmel, who were sisters, both carry the breast cancer gene) Second-degree relatives are aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and grandparents.
If you are not Jewish, some experts recommend a gene test if you have one or more of the following:
Two first-degree relatives with breast cancer, one of whom was diagnosed before age 50
Three or more first- or second-degree relatives with breast cancer, diagnosed at any age (I have 2 aunts on my mom’s side and one aunt on my dad’s side, one of my mom’s sister’s and my dad’s sister have passed on)
Both breast and ovarian cancer in the family (this is a YES for me)
A first-degree relative with cancer in both breasts
Two or more relatives with ovarian cancer
One relative with both breast and ovarian cancer
A male relative with breast cancer
How do you know if you are at high risk for breast cancer?
The average woman has a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cancer in her lifetime. That means that for every 8 women, 1 will get breast cancer sometime during her life and 7 will not.
But those numbers don’t apply to women who have a strong family history of breast cancer. For these women, the chances of getting breast cancer are much higher.
If your risk of getting breast cancer is high, there are some steps you can take that may lower that risk. Some of them are very serious steps, such as having your breasts removed. The choices you have and make will depend on how high your risk is, as well as your health, your age, and your personal feelings. It’s important to remember that none of these choices can prevent all breast cancer.
You can’t begin to decide what steps you should take to prevent breast cancer until you know how high your personal risk is. If you don’t know whether you are at high risk, talk to your doctor. He or she will help you find out.
If you have breast cancer in your family, your doctor can help you figure out how much that affects your chances of getting it. Some women have a high risk because they have what is called a family history. That means they have a number of relatives with breast cancer.
Your risk depends on what kind of family history you have. For example, having one relative with breast cancer gives you a family history. But if you have two close relatives-like your mother and your sister-with breast cancer, and one of them was diagnosed before age 50, your family history is stronger and your risk of getting breast cancer is higher.
A few women are at very high risk because they have inherited a gene change that makes them very likely to get breast cancer. The only way to find this out is to have a breast cancer gene test. The test looks for changes, or mutations, in two genes that are related to breast and ovarian cancer. The two genes are called BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BRCA stands for BReast CAncer). Changes in these BRCA (say “BRAH-kuh”) genes are rare, but having one greatly increases your chances of getting breast and ovarian cancer. These women usually have a strong family history of breast cancer.
To understand the effect that a family history of breast cancer can have on your chances of getting the disease, consider the numbers below. It’s important to remember that everyone’s case is different, and these numbers may not show what will happen in your case.
Out of 100 average women, about 12 will get breast cancer.
Out of 100 women with a family history of breast cancer, between 24 and 60 will get breast cancer, depending on how strong the family history is. To put it another way, having a family history makes you 2 to 5 times more likely to get breast cancer than the average woman.
Out of 100 women who have inherited a breast cancer gene, between 36 and 84 will get breast cancer. To put it another way, having a BRCA gene change makes you 3 to 7 times more likely to get breast cancer than the average woman.
So my Mom is going for the testing, THANK YOU MOM!!! So I’m asking that you keep her in your prayers! My Auntie Dolly (who I can’t believe will be gone for one year this month) wanted her brother’s, sister’s and their families to have a better chance at a longer life then she did…….she went ahead and did all the gentic testing for us….and sadly tested postive but she left this world leaving us an amazing gift..now its up to use to use this wonderful gift she left for us wisely…..nothing would make her happier knowing she HELPED someone she loved enjoy more time with their families then she had…..we thank you Auntie D!
