As you can see in the diagram above, there's a lot of other organs around the cervix. The procedure being done on the 18th will go in with a scope and check out these areas to make sure the cancer hasn't spread. I don't think it has metastasized because the symptoms of the cancer spreading doesn't match up with the symptoms (or lack of) that Marion's having.
Today, Marion's getting her Pre-Op blood work done.
As far as what I'm doing, I'm still looking around and trying to figure out the best way I can help out is. I've said before I want something positive to come out of all this, and the most positive thing I can think of is raising awareness to both HPV (the virus that causes over 90% of cervical cancer cases) and cervical cancer. How I go about raising awareness is the thing I'm looking into. Surely, this blog is one way, but it's a small voice in the vacuum known as the internet. I want to get out in the community (by which I mean South Jersey as a whole) and raise awareness of the NJ CEED program and getting regular Pap smears.
It's just something I feel strongly about now, but I'm uncertain of how to get this message out there. I know enough people (bands, small time wrestling promoters, etc.) that I could easily do a fundraiser for cervical cancer research. But, I want the overall awareness to be raised, not just on one night, but overall. Going about this is where I am now. In the coming days I'm sure I'll come up with something.
Awareness is key.
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