Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss

"I Found a Lump..."

Episode Summary

Just in time! It might be the end of October but it's still Breast Cancer Awareness month. In this episode, we dig into the part of the process no one talks about...the part that's a very solitary experience: the time between finding a lump and getting a diagnosis. We hear two stories that started similarly, Jenn's & Elsa's, and the story of their friend-turned-advocate, Mona. Not only do you owe it to yourself to listen to this one, you owe it to your friends, your sisters, your aunts, your wives, your cousins. Share this; we all need to hear it. Of course, Jenn also mentions where to find her Halloween tricks & treats...she never leaves us hanging! Become A Member: https://glow.fm/saladwithasideoffries/ Free Menu Plan & Regimen Recommendation: http://bit.ly/BLNTLSprofile Bright Pink: https://brightpink.org/ You Can Thrive: https://www.youcanthrive.org/ Jenn's Favorite Multivitamin: (USA) http://bit.ly/jennmulti (Global) http://bit.ly/jennmultiglobal

Episode Notes

Outline:

• It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month & today's topic: what happens between the time of finding a lump and getting a diagnosis
• Meet Mona & Elsa who are joining Jenn for today's conversation
• Addressing Halloween - for Jenn's Halloween tricks & treats, head to social media & podcast FB page/group
• Jenn's story of finding a lump in her breast
• Elsa's story of find a lump in her breast
• Shifting from being a caregiver to needing to an advocate
• Mona's experience working for a world-renowned pathologist & her role as an advocate for friends (including Jenn & Elsa)
• The Friend Advocate: pragmatic, helps with phone calls, can sit with you, keeps you going
• The people who need to know right after a diagnosis & to-do's from Elsa's doctor
• Key Takeaway: you need someone logical. this is your first phone call. It's hard to do, but ask for help
• How Mona helped Jenn
• Elsa leaving her initial doctor appointment, how she handled it with her daughter who was at the doctor with her, the next radiology appointment, second opinion and treatment plan
• Key Takeaway: importance of a mindfulness practice
• Step 1: mammogram & ultrasound; step 2: biopsy
• Key Takeaway: feel on the first
• What we need to be taught & what we need to be talking about: stats, causes, self-care, self-checks, removing toxins
• Combining Eastern Medicine & Western Medicine (Elsa's treatment)
• Importance of belief, not letting fear lead & Elsa's "F-it bucket"
• Genetic testing
• Non Profits to know: Bright Pink, You Can Thrive
• Final thoughts from Mona, Elsa & Jenn
  • if you didn't have that pragmatic person, now you do. It's Jenn.

Quotes:
"Find a time each day to quiet your mind, which helps quiet your body; it's part of the healing process." - Mona Weisberg
"Feel on the first." - Elsa Pine
"Stats used to say 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer...quickly approaching 1 in 7. Genetics cause only 5% of cases." - Elsa Pine
"Western Medicine is not preventative healthcare; it is early detection, at best." - Jenn Trepeck

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