I have some great news, especially for my blood relatives. I had some genetic testing done. It tests the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes to determine if they are...well...essentially to determine if they are mutants. I know...what a word, right? I guess it is the Halloween month of October which is also the month of breast cancer awareness. So the word mutation is appropriate! What I'm taking a very long time saying is this: There is no mutation found in my BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes! YAY! I'm still a mutant, because I still like to get all weird and make my own specially formed mutated cells, but at least I haven't passed this on to my kids. Huge sigh of relief! And my mom, sisters, nieces, even the males in the family...this is one thing you cannot peg on me! So don't go all Angelina Jolie on me and get everything removed. Keep your girls! However, get your girls checked out earlier than the suggested age of 40 and do self exams. I realized the other night that if I had not found this tumor myself, it could have easily spread and I'd have died. I may be a little late to the ballgame, I know. But sometimes things that you know with your brain hit you in your heart a little later. Self exam people! Did I mention that I had an official OBGYN examination just months before I found this tumor that had grown to over 3 centimeters?
By the way, if you want to learn more about the genetic testing I had done, just click on the blue words above and it'll take you there.
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