This Brought Me To Tears...

When I came across this story, just the title alone "4yr old Battle Breast Cancer" brought tears to my eyes, and I just kept thing, Oh My she is a Breast Cancer Survivor at 4 yrs old, and people always say to me oh you're young, Breast Cancer is usually found in older women. Well at 4yrs old I am the older woman at age 37.

Now I know that their are kids that have many types of Cancer. And they undergo Chemotherapy, and all the effects that go with that, and that even is also touching to me, because I know first hand how Chemotherapy can effect you, mentally and physically, and to think of a child going thru is really saddens me.


Fortunately in this case this little 4yr old girl didn't need to undergo Chemotherapy, but she did have to have a mastectomy and have some of her lymph nodes removed. Now think 4 yrs old and having to have your breast or breast tissue, cause at 4 YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE BREAST YET!!! So do you really know what it means to this little princess, that she will never grow a breast on that side. Let me say that again, she will never be able to grow a breast on that side...OMG I'm in tears just thinking about that, can you imagine that, of yourself, or your daughter. As young girls that' a right of passage, some of us can barely even wait until our breast start to grow.

OK now that I've read about Aleshia Hunter (that's her name) I started to google children with Breast Cancer, and I came across some shocking stories, about young girls being breast Cancer survivors.

So my question is, even though it is rare for a child to get Breast Cancer, but it's not unheard of, why is it that they won't allow women to get Mammograms until age 40? hmmmm something to think about, well I will look into that and get back with you.


Now not only do you need to do your monthly self breast exams,
but you need to check your daughter's breast too.

Ladies this is real
Cancer can Kill
If you have Breast Tissue YOU ARE AT RISK!

Early Detection is key to your survival
Please, Please be aware of what goes on with your and your child(ren)'s bodies.

My Morning Biscuit!

For those who know me, know I love a biscuit. So every now and then I will go to McDonalds for breakfast, and get a #4 with cheese. So this morning was one of those mornings, I stopped at the McDonalds close to my job, the drive up line was way to long so I decided to go in. I go in and OMG what did I see, this man, a black man, prob mid to late 40's (maybe even early 50's) at the register. Now picture this he had on some diamonds (prob not real) but diamond earrings that were so bigh that you could see from across the street, a blinged out bracelet on one arm and a blinged out watch on the other arm, at least 2 rings all shiney, and a diamond (prob not real again)his chain that was tucked in his shirt, but you could see the medallion through his shirt...I was in shock, shock I tell you looking at this man, but I had my phone out. You should have seen me trying to get his pic without him seeing me, but unfortunely I wasn't successful...

~Sorry~

So while I'm line, I'm thinking to myself, why would even come to work looking like that..Do he know he work at McDonalds, hold on Does he know he at work...I mean did they hire him like that...lol

Then it's my turn to order, He says "I can help you" I said "No I'm good, I will wait on her" (pointing at the white lady) and whole time I'm thinking to myself I will not be served by the stero type.....

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Yes it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I hope you are Thinking Pink.

Well I have a Testimony and I love to share it people so they will know how real Breast Cancer is, because unless you have been directly effected by it, or personally know someone who has, then you have no idea of how it really is, or what is really is...

So here is part of my Testimony...and if you have time one day, look back over my blog, because you see my glory but you don't know my story, but you can read about it in this blog....(along with some other things)

On April 09, 2009 I was diagnosed with stage 3 Breast Cancer at the age of 36. I was lost, confused and unsure of what was in my future, but I decided early on I wouldn't be depressed and trust in God, for one because it wouldn't change my situation and for two, if for some reason I wasn't gonna beat this, I wanted my daughter's memories of me to be happy ones.
I have been thru chemotherapy (April 14,2009 - July 28, 2009) a double mastectomy (Aug 17, 2009), radiation therapy (Sept 14, 2009 - Oct 28, 2009), and reconstruction surgery (March 10, 2010). Also I went 7 months with no breast, about 6 months completely bald, meaning no hair at all, no eyelashes, no eyebrows, no hair at all. Now 18 months later and I'm Cancer Free but still Fighting the Fight, because it CAN come back.

Now I'm here to tell you Breast Cancer knows no age, sex, or color, if you have breast you are at risk, men and women, and you don't have to have a family history of Breast Cancer for it to develop. So Please, Please, do your monthly self Breast Exams, if you are old enough get your mammograms. Early detection is key to survival, let me say that again Early detection is key to survival. I stress that because I was in stage 3, and there is no stage 5, so I was almost to late. If you think you feel a lump GO TO THE DOCTOR!!

My name is Tamiko Edwards and I am a Breast Cancer Survivor.... I'm Fine, Fierce, Fabulous and a Fighter.. Thanking Jesus everyday! and Thinking Pink too!

So while you are Thinking Pink stop by these sites

www.thebreastcancersite.com click everyday to help fund mammograms for women who can't afford them or with no insurance and you can also buy Breast Cancer items here.

www.aabca.com this is the African American Breast Cancer Alliance (also check them out on facebook. This is the support group I'm apart of, I love those women...and if you are in Minnesota, AABCA will be having a Breast Cancer Survivor Gala...the info is on the site..

So Much has happened!!

Well it's been 7 months since I've posted, and boy a lot has happened...I'm not gonna go all into what has happened over the 7 months, but I will touch on some things that I feel are important to my readers,(hopefully I still have some)...

Well to start I am beyond blessed God has truly been covering me with his blood, and I thank him for his Grace and Mercy...

Um last time I posted I think I was still bald and beautiful and now I'm happy to say I HAVE HAIR!!! and it's all natural, I had always loved natural hair, but was scared to go with out my relaxer, but when you have been bald for hmmmmm 6 or 7 months, you realize hair, is just that hair, and what better time to be natural than the present...at least that's how I feel...

Also I've come back to work again...and let's just say that's going....


oh yeah before I go into this I want to say Thank You Jesus, for sparing my life...well back on Sept 6, 2010 me and my sissy Nile was out, Downtown Minneapolis, we went to the Blackout, but we ended up leaving 30 minutes earlier cause these girls were fighting...so we leave, we on the block talking to some people we know, you just kicking it, then some people started fighting down the block, then they started shooting and guess who got hit...Me Me Me, yep right in my new breast on the right side...whew I'm gonna stop here with this story, but I won't stop praising God, he is has been so good to me, cause by what the doctor said, if that bullet would have been 3 inches to the left, I prob wouldn't be here....Thank you Jesus...

Ok I guess that's enough to get caught up to date...even though I left a lot of stuff out, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't remember most of it, so it's better left unsaid...


oh by the way

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Do your monthly self breast exams....NOW!

Back on Leave from Work

Well as of March 5, 2010, I was officially back on leave from work, because I was having another surgery. As most of you know I had surgery back in Aug, actually Aug 17, 2009 (you can read about that here)... This time I was having my reconstruction surgery on March 10, 2010. The type I was scheduled to have is called the tram-flap surgery. From what the doctor told me, I was scared but excited, since I have been with out breast for about 7 months now. WOW 7 months with no breast...but I had some very good and expensive prosthetics thanks to my insurance...and if I didn't tell you they came off at night, you didn't know it, (I was still fine as wine).

So since I was gonna be down, for a while my doctor said 4-6 weeks, but I was thinking 2-4 weeks, cause I don't have 6 weeks to be down...anyways since I was gonna be down for while, I spent some time with my daughter, kicked with my girls for the weekend, spent time with the hubs...and prayed a lot about the up coming surgery....



side note...

Please do your monthly self breast exams, early dectection is key...Breast Cancer knows no age, sex..(men can get it too)...or color...