Motivation

A breast cancer story 心に響いた話

This following is a copy of my facebook post. Heal in Heels shared Keith Kuder's post. 24 mins · Edited ·

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Teaching Tuesday 火曜日授業の日 Pose #569

Killer heels. I love these heels, but I cannot walk too long with them. If wearing some very casual piece on your clothing such as sweat pants, also wear something very feminine together. This makes a look interesting and fashionable.

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13th Cancer Treatment Day 13回目乳癌治療の日 Pose #240

I believe this outfit delivered my message without a word to other cancer patients at my hospital today.

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Teaching Tuesday 火曜日授業の日

I was successfully carrying an appropriate attitude to go with this outfit and short hair that I probably did not choose to do with long hair; feeling strong, bold and confident. The outfit, hair style, and the attitude, all well coordinated today. I would call my hair as a STYLE, rather than being forced to be the short hair due to the chemotherapy. (Yes, to be honest, I still often look at myself in shopping windows with my short hair, I can come across mixed feeling about it.) Finally, I started to feel that I did this style with my choice.

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Day31: Casually Dress Well to See Doctors

31 days after chemotherapy. Especially since I discovered my breast cancer, I put more effort to dress well to see doctors. It may sound odd to some of you, but it is very important. I had a doctor's appointment today and the picture is how I went to see my doctor.

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[Action Requested!] Pink Pony Promise by Ralph Lauren アクションのお願い。

Your action needed by all of you by Friday, October 31! Your simple promise will raise $10 each for breast cancer researches.

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National Mammography Day (乳房X線検査の日)

Today is National Mammography Day! Check your to-do list now and make an appointment for your annual check up. (or ask your wife or girlfriend to do it)   About 1 in 8 U.S. women (about 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. In 2014, an estimated 232,670 new cases of invasive breast cancer were expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S. (data source from BreastCancer.org) Mammograms can save your life. It reduces your risk of dying from the disease by 25-30% or more! Don't be afraid. It is fast procedure (20 minutes). Get the best quality you can. If you have dense breast or are under age 50, try to get a digital mammogram. Mammography is our most powerful breast cancer detection. An unusual result does not always mean you have breast cancer. (I could not find the online version of the advertising I found on my local paper, I typed up some of the highlight!) Where can you get a mammography? National Cancer Institute (1-800-4-CANCER) American Cancer Society (1-800-ACS-2345)   I never had my mammography until the time I discovered my cancer. I was 36 years old. I felt a lump on my breast and checked myself in for the very first mammography, "just to be safe." It was unfortunate that I had cancer, but I am glad I did it then because it was caught early. It can be scary, but with today's research and treatments, it is truly worth catching it early.

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TV: NBC Today Show at 10:30AM(EST) on Tue. 10/14

I will be on TV tomorrow! I am a part of interviews for NBC Today Show. They were looking for voices how people around cancer patients can be their help. Stay tuned for me!

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Day15: Chelsea

While I can move around in this precious short time in-between chemo therapies, I wanted to visit Chelsea area in NYC. There was my favorite tea store and having variety in teas might help me drinking more liquid after each chemo sessions. (Unfortunately, the store was not there any more.) I also wanted to give some tour to my parents from Japan who are helping us out during my treatments. Under our circumstances, they tend to stay home and I wanted to share what I find great about the city to them. We did not have the whole day to be there, but there was full of interesting things to see, High Line walk path and Chelsea Market. It is a nice opportunity to dress nice and feel good.

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A boutique for breast cancer patients (Day8)

I did not expect to see this, but this is a boutique for breast cancer patients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in NYC.

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Day 19: Dr. Visit and Teaching

Oncologist's appointment was in the morning and everything seems to be good. 98.6F temperature for my vital check-up. In US, it is considered normal, but not in Japan. Anyway, I was considered normal.

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