Happy Friday! Just a quick update to pass along more good news. We found out yesterday that Jodi's breast cancer is not a result of genetics! This is significant for two reasons. First, if Jodi carried either the BRAC 1 or BRAC 2 gene mutations, which are known to contribute to breast cancer, she would have a high risk of getting ovarian cancer in the future. Second, if she carried the mutations it is likely there would be other family members carrying the mutations as well. Obviously, we are thrilled with the news!
Also, I added two new links to the blog. The first link will direct you to a form letter that can be sent electronically to your respective Senator advocating sponsorship of the "EARLY Act". The EARLY Act is a bill that seeks to increase awareness of the risk of breast cancer in women under the age of 40. This topic has obviously hit home with Jodi and I over the last month. The bill has gained a lot of traction in the House, and was just recently introduced in the Senate. Please click on the link, enter your information, and click "send"....the whole process will take less than two minutes...I promise! :)
The second link leads to the registration page for a Cancer Survivors' Celebration and Walk being held in downtown Chicago on Sunday, June 7. Jodi and I are planning to take part in the walk and would love for anyone located in the greater Chicago area to join us. The walk is being put on by the Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern. There is no fundraising requirement to take part in the walk, and the $15 registration fee includes a t-shirt. All of Jodi's treatments to date have taken place at Northwestern, so we will be supporting the hands that have been supporting us. Assuming the weather is good that day, we will tentatively plan to have a get together on our rooftop after the walk. Please let me know if you are interested so we can plan accordingly!
Have a great weekend!!
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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This IS very good news!
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