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Weight lifted off of my mind and shoulders.

14 Wednesday Mar 2012

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This afternoon, the Doctor of radiology called me to let me know that the pathology results came back benign and I was finished for the time being, all I needed to keep in mind was a follow-up mammogram in six months. I, of course was listening to him on the phone but while my brain was absorbing his words, especially the word benign, I didn’t feel anything right away. The good Doctor did ask about my substantial hematoma caused by the mammogram machine, I’m still purple but it is getting better. I didn’t tell him about the purple bruising, his voice sounded fairly guilty about the poor shape my left breast was in when I had left the Imaging Center. I remember thinking that his voice was very soothing over the phone, it was a good voice to deliver medical news with, very reassuring.

It was after that I had hung up with the doctor that the good news started to sink in, I had almost forgotten about waiting for the results. My mind had been focused almost exclusively on my hubby and how he was doing over in Algeria, that aside from the twinges of pain from the biopsy needle and the itching within my breast, both of which were becoming second nature, I wasn’t waiting for a phone call so when the phone rang, I wasn’t quite prepared for the results, good or bad. Believe me that I am ecstatic that the results are benign, I just feel, in hindsight, that I hadn’t asked quite enough questions or that my responses seemed silly or unprepared.

Anyway that is neither here nor there, all that matters is that the results are negative. I am so relieved, I feel much lighter now than I felt yesterday even if I wasn’t thinking about it. The unknown was weighing on me, making me heavy and slow. I’m sure after a good, restful sleep tonight, I’ll feel more like myself tomorrow. It has been a few weeks that I have had this worry on my mind and it is going to feel very liberating to be without that worry.

What breed of dog would I be?

14 Wednesday Mar 2012

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If I Were a Dog

Saint Bernard Dog Sitting

I see myself as a Saint Bernard; steadfast, loyal, nurturing, not too athletic but I would have a lot of stamina to find those who need my help. Saint Bernard’s are also calm and not aggressive but will protect those they love.

Jane, You Ignorant Slut: Civility, Speech and Academic Freedom

14 Wednesday Mar 2012

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Why is the point that Sandra Fluke is being insulted and demeaned for testimony that had nothing to do with sexual behavior not being shouted on the rooftop? She testified that contraceptive pills serve more than a single purpose, that they serve as a vital medical therapy in the treatment of serious women health problems and thus should be covered at an affordable rate for students regardless of the religious affiliation of the educational institution. She gets national recognition because of a hateful bigoted old man who trashes her character because of his views against women. I feel that this is the point that needs to be examined, he took testimony from a young lady given in a serious environment and he debased it to pornography when he called for sexual tapes. It is a horrible reflection of how certain mouth pieces for the GOP really view women.
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John Boehner, Eric Cantor Pressing For Reduction In Discretionary Spending Caps: Report

14 Wednesday Mar 2012

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Reading articles from which ever publication, Huffington Post, Politico, WSJ or the Washington Post, simply convinces me that the most important elections are the ones that will unseat these conservative House and Senate members. They have done more damage to our fragile recovery than any President ever could. The speaker of the house Boehner and his traitorous sidekick Cantor (if I were Boehner, I wouldn’t keep my eyes off Cantor and I wouldn’t put my back towards him either) together, cannot even govern their own party so how can they even get anything else right in Washington D.C. Nancy Pelosi was an unbelievably effective Speaker of the House, who got the job done and seeing Boehner’s repeated failures really highlights how great she was at doing her job as Speaker. Boehner must cry himself to sleep at night, the poor lamb.
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Mitt Romney Primary Results: After Big Defeats He’s Left Only With Math

14 Wednesday Mar 2012

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Mathematically it is true that Romney will be the presidential nominee when all is said and done but symbolically Romney isn’t the true GOP nominee, there is a solid faction within the GOP party that do not recognize him as a contender or deserving of the nomination. I really think that Romney and President Obama will be battling it out over the elusive “independent” votes. Whoever they may be, I am voting for President Obama because I believe that he will continue to push for more independence away from fossil fuel, even if he has to battle on a daily basis with a recalcitrant GOP legislature, he will continue to fight for the environment. Romney would just give in to big oil, big gas and coal and that is so short-sighted. Romney would also reverse the progressive path that President Obama put us on in terms of tackling the containment of high medical costs in the future, Romney would also dismantle the Frank-Dodd law and make it once again possible for another economic meltdown on Wall Street. Romney would push us back as a nation to more of the Bush/Cheney years which frankly I would never want a repeat of those eight long years.
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