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Frozen Fear

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Cynthia B. Smalls

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What do you do if you perform your BSE – breast self-exam and feel a lump? How do you respond if you have a mammogram, and you receive a call requesting you to return another image? Although it is a natural reaction to have a range of emotions:

  • Stress
  • Concern
  • Worried
  • Overwhelmed
  • Scared
  • Frightened
  • Confused

PLEASE, PLEASE, and yes, I am raising my virtual voice don’t allow fear to freeze your best effort to follow up with your care! We only have 1 life. An early diagnosis can mean the difference between surviving and thriving and no longer being in the land of the living. Choose life! Choose early detection! Choose yourself!

Don’t allow what I call frozen fear into your mind or consciousness because it will paralyze you. It’s a roadblock that can rob you of a valuable commodity, time. Time is not our friend on the breast cancer journey. We need early detection to be a societal norm in the Black community. That is one of the reasons I created this blog, to increase awareness and continue the conversation on early detection in MY community. So do me a huge favor and share this blog post with 2 people so its impact can be increased.

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4 responses to “Frozen Fear”

  1. Lisa Serrano-DuBois Avatar
    Lisa Serrano-DuBois

    I remember when I got my mammogram and I got the request for additional views and a breast ultrasound. I didn’t panic or cry. I just started planning on how can rock a bald head if I need too. I didn’t have too. Thank God.

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      survivorsince2016

      That’s a normal reaction. By the way you could totally rock a bald look but hope you never have too!

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  2. Valerie Hines Avatar
    Valerie Hines

    Well stated! I totally agree!!

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    1. survivorsince2016 Avatar
      survivorsince2016

      Thank you so much. Your support means a great deal.

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