Comments on: disparate but equal http://cancerslayergyrl.com/2009/02/28/disparate-but-equal/ notes documenting the journey after Fri, 25 May 2012 02:05:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mike rush http://cancerslayergyrl.com/2009/02/28/disparate-but-equal/#comment-86 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:34:00 +0000 http://blackgyrlcancerslayer.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/disparate-but-equal/#comment-86 My best friend Dennis didn’t listen to his body till it was to late. He died at 27 from testicular cancer. I use to live the same way until I witnessed first hand how he had to suffer. Now I get check-ups annually.
Black men/women, its time to stop the cycle.
-rush

]]> By: Nat. H http://cancerslayergyrl.com/2009/02/28/disparate-but-equal/#comment-85 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:27:00 +0000 http://blackgyrlcancerslayer.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/disparate-but-equal/#comment-85 I think Dr. Gore is going to help us get out of this health care mess. Somthing has got to give…Chana I will have to tell you about my family’s most recent scare soon.

Nat. H

]]> By: COZ http://cancerslayergyrl.com/2009/02/28/disparate-but-equal/#comment-84 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:53:00 +0000 http://blackgyrlcancerslayer.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/disparate-but-equal/#comment-84 I don’t know why I have such an aversion to doctors and dentists. I know that as an African American male I have statistically higher risks of certain health problems, yet I don’t always visit the doctor regularly. Maybe because it’s not such a pleasant experience. Maybe because I think if I exercise and eat right, that’s enough. Or maybe, the excuse I give myself is that I just haven’t found a doctor that I can really relate to and who I feel really relates to me.

Thanks for making me realize how silly and harmful these excuses are. I’m the only one who has the responsibility and the power to make sure I get the medical attention I need. If I don’t do it, no one else can. That means I need to take the initiative in seeking out and developing relationships with medical professionals that I trust. I’m turning over a new leaf – because I owe it to myself. Thanks BlackGyrlCancerSlayer.

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