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Conversations with Aunt Emmy 10.10.10

Well  Aunt Emmy  went to the Caribbean Carnival  in Dade County Miami and danced behind the winning   band with her sister  Sonia, the subject  of the Little Pink Purse of Courage while Pearline our other musketeer also in TLPPC and Sonia’s husband dance along as their daughter Lisa and granddaughter Danielle played the Steel  drums.  The bank came first out of 30 entries.  Dancing is great exercise.  I rushed home from the festivities to do the show Conversations with Aunt Emmy as it is important for me to share in conversation with you each Sunday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. on BlogTalk Radio.  This show was chock full of nuggets and lasted about 25 minutes.  Please download and listen.  Tell your friends, your co-workers and all who you engage with everyday.  I will give you one nugget, oh maybe two.  We discussed HER2 neu a significant blood test performed on women with breast cancer.  Does one’s breast become disfigured in any way after lumpectomy?  This is a question to ask before surgery and is not in The Little Pink Purse of Courage.  Call in or leave your comments- Aunt Emmy really wants to hear from you. 

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Welcome to Breast Cancer Awareness month!  Every will be glowing pink.  The Little Pink Purse of Courage: When breast cancer is the diagnosis and chemotherapy is the treatment option (TLPPC) ask the questions which need answers for persons diagnosed with breast cancer who will require chemotherapy and radiation treatments.   All the questions are not medical.  Two other questions from TLPPC ask the physician “Will you respond to my call the same day” and" Will you respond to and treat my family with care and concern?" 

The health tip for today’s show will be familiar to anyone who has read the secret.  It reminds us to 

Conversations with Aunt Emmy have the phone lines open, but calls are not coming in.  I am trying to get some physicians and patients to join in on the conversation.  We are trying to get an oncologist to join us soon.  Let’s review our health tips:  1) wash your hands often- request, ask any health care provider who is caring for you to remove their gloves wash their hands and then don new gloves before touching you. 2) Get up from your desk, shake out your feet and take really deep breaths.

Conversations with Aunt Emmy

The show is improving and people are making lots of positive comments.  I like doing it and I am feeling more comfortable as well.  I like it because I know the information is useful and can make a huge difference in the way patients engage with their treating providers.

People are reminding each other to call for results when they go to the doctor and are learning a lot.  One listener suggests that we actually  talk about what exercises can be done  when one gets up from the  desk to stretch.

We discussed at least five things you ought to know about breast health- they change as you age. Mammograms are not done on women in their twenties  because  at that age  the breast  tissue is too dense .  This does not allow for accurate interpretation by mammography.

Does wearing and underwire bra    or using deodorant cause breast cancer? That is a myth along with several  others.

Visit www.blogtalkradio.com/auntemmy and listen at your convenience to all the great information on Conversations with Aunt Emmy.  Remember if you or someone you love is ever diagnosed with breast cancer and needs chemotherapy and other treatment, The Little Pink Purse of Courage is there with all the questions you need to ask your medical oncologist when you have your first visit. To learn more visit http://www.thelittlepinkpurseofcourage.com/.