Allie

For those of you that live far, far away & are missing out, I thought you might like to see cute little Allie Harper-

So here she is in all her cuteness!!

The Best Poem In The World

Thought you would all enjoy this-

Best Poem In the World

I was shocked, confused, bewildered

As I entered Heaven's door.

Not by the beauty of it all,

Nor the lights or it's decor.

But it was the folks in in Heaven

Who made me sputter & gasp-

The thieves, the liars, the sinners,

The alcoholics & the trash

There stood the kid from seventh grade

Who swiped my lunch money twice.

Next to him was my old neighbor

Who never said anything nice.

Bob who I always thought

Was rotting away in hell,

Was sitting pretty on cloud nine.

Looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, What's the deal?

I would love to hear your take.

How'd these sinners get up here?

God must've made a mistake.

And why is everyone so quiet,

So somber - give me a clue.

"Hush, Child." He said.

"They're all in shock,

No one thought they'd be seeing you."

JUDGE NOT !!

Remember . . Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.

Every saint has a PAST

Every sinner has a FUTURE!

Photos

I'm posting these pictures not only to show you what a manly chest looks like, but so that you will see what to look for if it happens to you. I have posted a lot more photos on our family blog if you want to see them. I personally can't get enough of my chest.

This is my left chest. The one without cancer.

This is the right chest. The one with cancer. Notice that the nipple is pulled in slightly. The lump is between 9 and 11 o'clock under the nipple. The most common signs for male breast cancer are; discharge from the nipple and the nipple being pulled inward. This was taken the day before the surgery. I'm still pretty bruised from the biopsy.

I'm posting this one because if it were one of you instead of me, I'd want to see the pictures. I took this one yesterday. This is what a one nippled man looks like.

We met with a genetic counselor yesterday. They are going to do some blood tests to try to identify some genetic markers. This will help study breast cancer in men as well as enable us to see if my siblings and children have these markers which would increase the risk of cancer. The typical male only has a 6% chance of developing breast cancer. Now that I have had it, my chances for the other breast are 3%.