tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72889527643946757482012-01-23T19:30:49.608-08:00This a FREE BLOGGER GOING PINK FOR OCTOBER TemplateT - Another Geek Girlnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288952764394675748.post-30715818631702462872009-09-12T22:07:00.000-07:002009-09-14T04:10:07.405-07:00More coming from <a href="http://www.woodnotwood.blogspot.com/">WOODNOTWOOD</a> in October for Breast Cancer Awareness.<br /><br />When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful. <br />~Barbara Bloom<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7288952764394675748-3071581863170246287?l=bctemplate1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>T - Another Geek Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288952764394675748.post-43977121508807808222007-10-03T20:17:00.000-07:002009-08-02T22:10:57.264-07:00Instructions to use this template can be found here.<br /><a href="http://classicbloggertemplates.blogspot.com/">How to Revert / Switch back to OLD BLOGGER</a><br /><br />There are also screenshots to guide you through the process.<br />Email me if you need help.<br /><br />Get the code for this classic blogger template here.<br /><a href="http://woodnotwood.googlepages.com/">FREE BLOGGER TEMPLATES</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogger+templates" rel="tag">Blogger Templates</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/breast+cancer+templates" rel="tag">Breast Cancer Templates</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/free+templates" rel="tag">Free Templates</a>,<br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/going+pink" rel="tag">Going Pink</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/woodnotwood" rel="tag">Woodnotwood</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7288952764394675748-4397712150880780822?l=bctemplate1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>T - Another Geek Girlnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288952764394675748.post-71344443608294484922007-09-26T11:51:00.000-07:002007-09-29T23:43:42.403-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_frCjErwYwfg/Rvq22OD6msI/AAAAAAAAAG0/rRZ3F9QfI4c/s1600-h/091607_2211ab.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_frCjErwYwfg/Rvq22OD6msI/AAAAAAAAAG0/rRZ3F9QfI4c/s320/091607_2211ab.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114601369436330690" /></a><br /><br />This is me with my daughter Cheyenne.<br />The greatest gift I ever gave her was a lesson in how to do a proper breast self examination. It was a time of bonding for us both as we removed our bras and started our exploration. <br /><br />I had thought at first that it might feel awkward. Like talking about sex for the first time. But I must say, I have an amazing daughter who was very reassuring and comforted me through the ordeal. I was a nervous wreck. ha!<br /><br />We went through the process of nipple squeezing and feeling under our arms for lumps, then we did an exam on one another. I felt it extremely important that she be able to recognize the changes that occur with age. "This is how yours feel, this is how mine feel--they are both very different, but still normal". I didn't want this to be a traumatic experience (for either of us), I didn't want to make her worry unduly, but I did want to express the importance of self exams and finding lumps early on. <br /><br />I must admit that she handled the whole thing with a level of maturity that I can only aspire to. She patted my head after we were done and I sent her to the shower to do the rest of her exam. My mother had told me when I was a teen that showers are the best place to do an exam. You take them every day and the soap makes your fingers nice and slippery so it's easier to feel for lumps. I think that must be so. Every woman I have ever known who had breast cancer found their lumps whilst showering.<br /><br />I have to admit that on a scale of 1-10 for weird mother/daughter moments this would rank about a 15. But my daughter is my light and the love of my life, my crowning glory and the reason I look forward to getting out of bed every morning. My best friend. This is the greatest gift I've ever given her, but my motivation was purely selfish-- I want her with me, always.<br /><br />Here is a 'must read' on BSE.<br /><a href="http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/testing/self_exam/index.jsp">Breast Self Exam</a> <br />And a pictorial/tutorial showing the <a href="http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/testing/self_exam/bse_steps.jsp">5 Steps</a> for a proper breast exam.<br /><br /><p></p><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogger+template" rel="tag">Blogger Template</a><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/breast+cancer" rel="tag">Breast Cancer</a><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/breast+self+exam" rel="tag">Breast Self Exam</a><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/breast+cancer+templates" rel="tag">Breast Cancer Templates</a><br /><ul></ul><br /><br />These templates are dedicated to my friend <a href="http://fiveandahalfhours.blogspot.com/">Evening</a>.<br />She is an inspiration, a leader, and a survivor.<br />She is beautiful.<br /><br />And <a href="http://fabulouslycrazy.blogspot.com/">Mermaid Girl</a>.<br />You're beautiful.<br /><br /><ul></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7288952764394675748-7134444360829448492?l=bctemplate1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>T - Another Geek Girlnoreply@blogger.com3