I was listening to the whiners last couple of days–and the talk was about the Obama political ad on the guy who lost his job after Bain Capital took over the company and eventually closed it (?).  He lost his job and his wife didn’t want to worry him with finding a breast lump.  When they discovered it, she was Stage IV and died after 22 days.

I’ve debated whether to say anything, but decided last night to out with it–

I discovered a couple of lumps in my breast in late June.  I’ve had them before, but this was kind of a shock because it’s been over ten years since I’ve had one.  The last one, I was in college, and didn’t have insurance then, either, BUT I could afford to get it biopsied.  It was benign.

I’m thinking this is benign, too, because it’s movable and soft (they characterize cancerous ones as being hard and immobile).  I can’t remember how long it took for the other breast lump to disappear, but I’m thinking six months is how long it took.  It’s hard to remember.

Anyway, the whiners are blaming the woman for not seeking treatment earlier…even though she didn’t have health insurance and whatever healthcare she got, it would have to come out of pocket.  They obviously didn’t have the money, and she didn’t want to be a burden to them…especially if she were treated and still succumbed to the disease.

I can understand her sentiments by my own situation and seeing my father struggle (he’s now in Indy for a month while they radiate/chemo him to death).  My sister is making arrangements for him to go to a nursing home after he is released–he’s clearly not able to take care of himself, but he’s fighting it.

On the other hand, for my situation, even if I had health insurance, I wouldn’t go through chemo or radiation or having my breast removed.  I’ve seen too many people die from cancer after going through that misery of throwing up, losing their hair, laying on a couch all day because they have no energy to do anything else…

Like I’ve said before, if it’s my time, I’ll take a trip to the Grand Canyon and die in a place of beauty and spirituality.

[UPDATE: 3.26.18 — This post was written before my awakening.  God has provided everything we need to battle cancer and any health ailment.  I don’t believe chemo or radiation ever helped someone recover, since chemicals and radiation both destroy the immune system.  It’s not that the patient recovered from the artificial treatments, but that they recovered in spite of the treatments.]