BlogtalkRadio Show 11/7/2010

If I would just believe that I can master technology and the computer then I would not have panicked on Sunday when I tried to broadcast at
www.blogtalkradio.com/auntemmy.  In a nutshell the shows, have to scheduled and had actually ended on 10-31-10!  After trying to figure out what was  wrong, I,  all by myself figured out how to schedule the show for that afternoon. So sorry for the faithful listeners who missed me at 4:30pm.  We did the show at 5p.m. and Sonia was on the Air.
As you know Sonia is the eldest of the 3 sisters and was diagnosed with breast cancer almost 10 years ago.  She shared some of the effects that chemotherapy had on her- such as bone pain, but it was not severe enough to require medication and the doctor had forewarned her.  She worked throughout the treatment, though at times the fatigue was tremendous, but her company allowed her to work for a 6 hour day instead of an 8 hour day and that was helpful.  She spoke about the changes to her finger and toe nails and the numbness, especially in her fingers from the chemotherapy.  She even lost the nail in her great toe.  Sonia shared the need to talk- this is really a wonderful comment, coming from someone who at best does not share her feelings. A story about a women she met, befriended and listened to:. This lady had the changes in the breast which happens sometimes after a lumpectomy.  She had not allowed her husband to see her breast. Eventually she did and at her discharge, she let Sonia a peach rose to say thanks for helping her get to that point where she could undress in front of her husband.  Surviving is exciting and filled with activity, but the fact that the disease can recur is never forgotten. It especially becomes concerning when the time to have the mammogram, the scans, the blood tests roll around. What a relief when all is well.  Really sorry you missed this excellent show, but we will do it again.  Remember on November 21, 2010 at 4;30pm on Conversations with Aunt Emmy at
www.blogtalkradio.com/auntemmy , Dr Tihesha Wilson, Surgical Oncologist will be on as featured   a guest
 
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10-31-10 show Conversations with Aunt Emmy

Well Breast Cancer Awareness month came to an end today , but as we always say on Conversations with Aunt Emmy breast cancer is diagnosed every day, 365 days of the year , 12 months of the year. We have to keep observing, learning and asking questions about this disease.

We were able to get Sonia on for about 4 minutes of the show and actually after we signed off but before the show actually ended!  We are going to try again on the show of November 7^th and hopefully all will go well.  Sonia in survivorship is so active and healthy that we have to have enough time  for you to share in conversations with her. Listen to the show on November 7^th!   On November 21, we will have our second guest ever on the show, Sonia being our first.  Dr. Tihesha  Wilson, a Surgical Oncologist ,at one of our leading hospitals in South Miami Dade ,will be a guest on Conversations With Aunt Emmy.  Dr Wilson is a Fellowship trained breast cancer surgeon! 

It is fantastic to know that people follow the show on the blog.  I was on Skype with my cousin who is 78 years old and lives in Liverpool England .  His name is Cecil and he has a wonderful  completely white beard and looks like Santa Claus.  Actually when he visits me in Miami, some of the neighbors call him Santa. As we were talking I asked if he had listened to the shows recently and he said he was having difficulty listening ‘ live’ but he was reading it.  I asked “Reading it!?”  “Oh , yes I follow you on the blog”……well I was so deliciously delighted….  I gave him a big hug and kiss through Skye- Thanks cuz!

The highlight of the show was Sonia talking more about surviving and the need to keep active but mostly the need to keep all your medical appointments. I will tell you why that is so important.  A friend of mine who is a breast cancer survivor who is also like Sonia and  keeps all her follow up appointments, recently had an elevated test result.  This result might have indicated that  the cancer was not only back but might have gone to other parts of her body.   Fortunately for her, two more clean results of the same test were negative and she is doing just great.

 We also completed as promised the information on what is now currently referred to as Triple Negative Breast Cancer, and learned that it presents a challenge in treatment.

Keep reading and listening to Conversations with Aunt Emmy every Sunday afternoon at 4:30pm EST in the United States. You may purchase  copies of The Little Pink Purse of Courage at www.the littlepinkpurseofcourage.com or if you live in South Florida at Walgreens drug stores in NMB and SW Dade County. The Little Pink Purse of Courage has the 41 questions you need to ask if breast cancer is the diagnosis.  Get a copy for someone you know who is recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  You will make a difference for them with a gift of this small but empowering book!