Have seen much interest – great!  the beat the clock walk is happening again this year In Washington DC – weekend of May 17th.  Contact Tamika & Friends for most recent info.  Hope to see you all there!!

In my excitement to tell people that cervical cancer can be prevented by ongoing screening by both liquid pap and the digene HPV test (if over 30) I lost a little insight about those suffering from cancers that are not preventable.  It’s been a difficult week.  A very dear cousin was diagnosed as having 7 tumors, including 2 in her brain.  They have now done brain surgery and we are awaiting test results to see what happens next.  At the same time, my sister-in-law’s (and she’s my best friend) father was hospitalized on Sunday.  He has leukemia and the prognosis for him ever coming home is looking quite low at the moment (but hopefully he’ll swing!).  A hard week?  Yes, but one that strenghthens the argument that where we know we have a preventable cancer we should be certain to take control of ensuring that we all are cervical cancer avoiders.  We can eradicate Cervical Cancer by taking the right steps.  Choose to know that you can control your own health in this area, and remember those that don’t have that opportunity.  The survivors I saw at the Beat the Clock Walk provide a constant source of hope when I think of the situations currently happening in my family.