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Mammogram Monday - Harriet · Podcast - Big 98.7

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  Speaker 1: As we are rolling through October here already midway through
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  Speaker 1: of course bras'm big ninety yearo point seven happening all
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  Speaker 1: month long, raising money, raising awareness for breast cancer with
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  Speaker 1: our friends at a Centia Health, teaming up with Corwin
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  Speaker 1: Auto Group and DS Beverages, as we do every year,
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  Speaker 1: and so every Monday we want to focus on one
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  Speaker 1: person who's been through the battle of breast cancer.
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  Speaker 2: I love that we're able to do this and create
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  Speaker 2: this awareness for everybody.
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  Speaker 1: And so joining us on the phone right now is
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  Speaker 1: one of those people. Her name is Harriet. Good morning, Harriet,
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  Speaker 1: how are you?
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  Speaker 3: I am good, Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: Harriet is on the phone with us and she lives
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  Speaker 2: in DL But Harriet, we are doing our best to
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  Speaker 2: make sure that everybody in our area knows in the
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  Speaker 2: month of October to get a mammogram. And that is
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  Speaker 2: something that you have been doing for so many years.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, now, you, I understand, are one of the cases
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  Speaker 1: where there is some family history and so when people
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  Speaker 1: talk about, you know, the high risk cases, that was
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  Speaker 1: your situation, right, Yes, you know.
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  Speaker 3: I stayed on top of doing mammograms every year after
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  Speaker 3: my mother passed away from breastcat gay to hear that,
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  Speaker 3: but she did everything she could too for people like
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  Speaker 3: me that get it later. I mean, every time they
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  Speaker 3: try something, they try something on a patient like my
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  Speaker 3: mother who couldn't be cured, it benefits someone like me.
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  Speaker 2: Oh absolutely. And the technology and everything is becoming more
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  Speaker 2: and more advanced. And you were one of those people
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  Speaker 2: going in for your scheduled mammograms and unfortunately last September
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  Speaker 2: you found out that you do, in fact have breast cancer.
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  Speaker 3: Yes.
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  Speaker 1: I just can't imagine. You know, you're living your life
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  Speaker 1: already with this, I'm sure fear of it showing up,
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  Speaker 1: just giving your mom and your family history. And so
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  Speaker 1: when you finally found out that it is here, what
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  Speaker 1: was your emotions.
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  Speaker 3: This is going to sound strange, but it was like
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  Speaker 3: at first, it was like, yeah, right, I didn't feel
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  Speaker 3: any different, do you know what I mean? Either way,
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  Speaker 3: you don't feel any different. Every day is the same
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  Speaker 3: until you start chemo. Then it's a little different.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. I hear you call it the heavy stuff when
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  Speaker 2: you had to go through those chemo treatments.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, there's heavy stuff. And then I've got the
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  Speaker 3: light stuff right now.
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  Speaker 2: So well, and we are reading through this and it
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  Speaker 2: sounds like you are on the path to finish your
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  Speaker 2: chemo here in just a couple of weeks.
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  Speaker 3: Yes, I'm done on the tenth.
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  Speaker 2: Oh and how are you feeling.
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  Speaker 3: I'm feeling good. Tired, but good.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Well, you know, the team over at Assensia I'm sure
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  Speaker 2: has been outside of your family, just a huge support.
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  Speaker 3: I can't tell you how great the Essentia Cancer Unit team,
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  Speaker 3: all of them have been Detroit Lakes and in Fargo.
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  Speaker 3: They're just awesome. I mean they walk you through this
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  Speaker 3: with your eyes wide open so that there are no
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  Speaker 3: surprises and stuff. It's just there, wonderful.
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  Speaker 2: You spent a lot of time, especially going through chemo
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  Speaker 2: in the infusion center, and I always hear stories about
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  Speaker 2: people who you know, that's kind of when they become
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  Speaker 2: your second family when you're in there going through these treatments.
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  Speaker 3: Yes, yes, it is. They're so good to you.
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  Speaker 1: Did you when you found out did you notice anything
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  Speaker 1: different about your body or was it just something that
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  Speaker 1: you were in there for a routine scan and they
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  Speaker 1: found out.
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  Speaker 3: I was in for a routine scan and they phoned out.
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  Speaker 2: Well and you said you had gotten it a little
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  Speaker 2: later in life. But it is happening to a lot
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  Speaker 2: of people, men and women, a lot younger. So if
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  Speaker 2: you had advice for people listening to it right now
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  Speaker 2: and not just in the month of October. Of course
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  Speaker 2: we're highlighting this with Brazen Big ninety eight point seven.
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  Speaker 2: But what would you tell people about giving yourself mammograms?
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  Speaker 3: Well, I would recommend everyone get one. It may be uncomfortable,
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  Speaker 3: but it's only for a few minutes or seconds even
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  Speaker 3: and as far as it goes, I think the self
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  Speaker 3: exam is also very very important part of being able
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  Speaker 3: to diagnose because you have three D when you're checking,
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  Speaker 3: as opposed to if your doctor has to do.
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  Speaker 2: It, absolutely beas that's with your body.
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  Speaker 3: And you will know it's just weird, but you will
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  Speaker 3: know if it's not right.
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  Speaker 1: Yep, that's for sure. We hear it all the time.
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  Speaker 1: So Harriet, we're so glad to hear that you're you're
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  Speaker 1: going to be wrapping up your treatment here and that
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  Speaker 1: you're feeling okay. But we're thinking about you, and thank
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  Speaker 1: you so much. I know it's not easy to share
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  Speaker 1: your story, but we appreciate it.
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  Speaker 3: Well, thank you, and thank you for spreading the word.
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  Speaker 3: I appreciate it