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soccerchamp76 · 01-05-2007, 11:34 PM

I am 20 and my mom has been finished with her breast cancer treatments for about 6 months. She had to have a double mastectomy but is doing fine now. She walked frequently for exercise, and ate very healthy. Granted, breast cancer is prevalent in her family (her mom had it and one sister). My father, likewise, has a family history of heart disease. He had a quadruple-bypass about 6-8 years ago. I am on Lipitor to reduce my high cholesterol as it was caught early, so I will most likely not have atherosclerosis b/c I have been taking the medication from an early age. My uncle knows he will have to have the surgery eventually (bypass) and he plays handball everyday, is of a healthy weight, and eats healthy.

Aside from my family history, there are some things you can take from this:
1) Some diseases can be prevented. Eat healthy, exercise daily, take a multivitamin. Be content with that.
2) Some diseases are genetic and it won't matter what you do.
3) Some diseases will get you no matter what you do (heart disease in a 50-year old healthy male, cancer in ANYBODY, etc.)

What you should do is know that IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. Just know that you WILL get through it (unless it is terminal, in which case, well, you won't). Be prepared for the worst, and think about the positive. Accept help from your relatives even if you do not want it.

01-05-2007, 11:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	I am 20 and my mom has been finished with her breast cancer treatments for about 6 months. She had to have a double mastectomy but is doing fine now. She walked frequently for exercise, and ate very healthy. Granted, breast cancer is prevalent in her family (her mom had it and one sister). My father, likewise, has a family history of heart disease. He had a quadruple-bypass about 6-8 years ago. I am on Lipitor to reduce my high cholesterol as it was caught early, so I will most likely not have atherosclerosis b/c I have been taking the medication from an early age. My uncle knows he will have to have the surgery eventually (bypass) and he plays handball everyday, is of a healthy weight, and eats healthy. Aside from my family history, there are some things you can take from this: 1) Some diseases can be prevented. Eat healthy, exercise daily, take a multivitamin. Be content with that. 2) Some diseases are genetic and it won't matter what you do. 3) Some diseases will get you no matter what you do (heart disease in a 50-year old healthy male, cancer in ANYBODY, etc.) What you should do is know that IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. Just know that you WILL get through it (unless it is terminal, in which case, well, you won't). Be prepared for the worst, and think about the positive. Accept help from your relatives even if you do not want it. __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.