It’s a bouncing baby tumor!

Ok, maybe that’s not funny. But it is good news, actually. Turns out that in the tissue that the doc took from my left girl there was as tumor—a very tiny mass, only about 4mm big (if you aren't into the metric system, that's well short of 1/2 inch). It was invasive (for those keeping score—invasive ductal cancer), which means it was invading the neighboring ducts and passageways to the lymph node. AHA! That explains the adenocarcinoma IN the lymph node. I guess it’s hard to say that I was hoping that they’d find cancer in the breast tissue, but I am very pleased that they did. It turns out that the little guy (I think I’ll call it “Fred”—no offense if you know or are a “Fred”) tested positive for a bunch of biological gobbly-gook that means it is very treatable with the chemo drugs that are out there. I guess there is a new drug that is all the rage as well—so I might even get that one. I’ll find out more today…I get to meet the man who is going to poison me for the next 6 months.

Does anyone know what is up with Race for the Cure stuff being all pink? I’ve run the race several times, and I KNOW that pink is the color of choice…but why does it have to be pink? I am not a fan of pink. Miss Dorothy (the little lady who previously owned my house) was apparently a fan—so much so that 80% of the interior of the place was indeed pink (keyword WAS). I’m just not sure how to take it. Pink is feminine. Pink “represents” everything girly. Little girls want to wear pink dresses. I just find it odd that at a time in a woman’s life when they need to be the strongest they can be, they get pink to wear. OK, I will wear it—Beth noticed on the Komen website that it’s not just survivors that wear pink. From the Columbus website:

sur•vi vor n. - One who carries on despite hardships or trauma; one who perseveres; one who lives through affliction.
Komen Columbus cherishes and honors our Survivors…our heroes. These women and men are our inspiration and light the way in our efforts to eradicate breast cancer as a life threatening disease. It is our promise to celebrate and honor, as well as, provide encouragement and hope to the women and men living with breast cancer – from the newly diagnosed to long-term Survivors, their families and friends.

I’ll get over the pink. I know what it represents, and for that I can deal with it. I actually have a few pink t-shirts…playing Ultimate will do that to you.