IN OTHER NEWS...

came out of surgery a few hours ago. had a moment in the surgery room when i looked around and all the doctors and nurses were women.

am 57 years old and it was the first time in my life i looked around and it was all women, of all ethnicities and races, attending to my health.

#RepresentationMatters and, more than ever, we need to uplift #WomenInMedicine, especially #Surgeons #Radiologists #Anesthesiologists and yes, #Oncologists

#GetChecked #Mammograms

won't know for another week (i think) if it's #cancer or not. so am not in the clear yet.

but let me tell you something:

every single doctor (all women, btw) told me had i waited another year to get a mammogram, it most likely would have developed into cancer.

so, for the love of your life and those who love you:

πŸ—£οΈ GET A MAMMOGRAM

way too many #BlackWomen die of breast cancers, at younger ages, that could have been nipped at the bud had they gotten mammos in their 30s & 40s

#GetAMammo

BTW

i need someone to re-make "Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" to "Mammas, do raise your babies to be feminists" because my sons, THING1 and THING2 just have been amazing.

the people who end with my sons will be immensely blessed with two caring, loving guys.

they are my best contribution to humanity.

health care is radical, revolutionary praxis.

if you want to radicalize your sons, teach them how to take care of the elder women in their lives

#GetAMammo #HealthCare

also,

πŸ—£οΈ GO READ AUDRE LORDE's CANCER DIARIES, A RAY OF LIGHT

read it way before this #cancer scare am still in the middle of and let me tell you'nother sumthing:

πŸ—£οΈ NOW I GET WHY SHE SAID SURVIVING & THRIVING IS POLITICAL WARFARE

if capitalists want to deny us the right to health care, the right to food, the right to shelter, THE RIGHT TO OUR LIFE, then they just want us dead. and that's not just #eugenics and #ClassWar, it's #fascism

Biden wants a 2nd term? then FORCE #MedicareForAll

me, with ice on my operated boob

#GetChecked #GetAMammo #cancer

@blogdiva Oh no! I hope you heal without complications and that they got everything. ❀️
@blogdiva wishing you swift healing and ease! πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€
@blogdiva I will definitely check the book out. Thank you !
@blogdiva
I'm glad you went!
@DeliaChristina thank you bb. me too. i love my sons too much to not have done so.
@blogdiva May your recovery be swift and relatively painless!
@elfkin thank you, love. negl, being at home the same day will be the best. blows my mind how normalized microsurgery tech has become. truly a scientific blessing.
@blogdiva A swift and full recovery to you.

@blogdiva and save every letter you get with the result.

I had years go by where they kept telling me my tissue was dense and I had to get rechecked on a cycle of every 6 months then all of a sudden they say I do not have dense tissue when my insurance changed.

Keep every record.

@pooblemoo oooh! that's... wow. thanks for the heads up.
@blogdiva we have to look out for each other and keep our receipts to protect and advocate for our health.
@pooblemoo thank you, bb. caring for other another is the powerful & radical praxis.
@blogdiva Wishing you the best possible results next week. ❀️ And thank you for reminding women how important mammograms are!
@blogdiva
Hoping for good luck and smooth recovery for you. I’m glad you’re on top of it, with a good medical team.
@blogdiva Oh sweetie I hope it’s good news and if it’s not you know that besides your RL humans who will be supporting you, you have all the 2D support anyone could want or need.πŸ₯°

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For all it's worth, I hope it ain't cancer. I've been there and done that, and it was no fun. (Not breast cancer, though.)