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Sunday, November 07, 2004
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Last Thursday, Jinni got a bone scan. This test is given to determine if her breast cancer has mestatisized past its initially diagnosed location which is her left breast and a lymph node in her armpit.
The test, known as scintigraphy, involves the use of a a radioisotope which is injected into the veins. Jinni's test came up negative, meaning the results indiicate that the cancer has not migrated into her skeleton.
Because the scintigraphy involves a radio-active material, Jinni was instructed to keep clear of infant children for a short time until the small dose of "tracking" isotopes dissapated. The warning was simply a cursory precaution... but, of course, our 10 year old Jesse listens in on everything.
Tonight, two days after Jinni was most assuredly not 'radioactive', Jesse came into the kitchen while we were fixing dinner and asked of his Mom, "Are you safe?" "For what?", Jinni replied. "To kiss.", explained Jesse. "Yeah, I think you'll be OK."
7:25:32 PM 
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© Copyright
2006
David Hoggard.
Last update:
2/15/2006; 7:38:58 AM.
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For Jinni Hoggard, on her porch swing in Greensboro, chemotherapy means going public with her cancer and losing the long, auburn hair she loves. (Lynn Hey/©News & Record) w/permission
The weblog entries presented on What's Up With Jinni were authored by Jinni's husband, David. They are reprinted from HoggsBlog and reflect David's view of the family's experiences. Click on the underlined dates on the calendar below to read entries going back to the initial diagnoses in November '04. To read Jinni's Journal, see links below.
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 Lasers pin-point the spot of focus of radiation as technicians make adjustments prior to Jinni's final radiation treatment as husband David looks on. David and others had to leave the room when the machine was activated.(Kelly Pace/©News & Record w/permission)
Jinni with son Jesse and daughter, Josie, at their Greensboro home. Another son, Jackson, is not pictured. Chester looks on.(Kim Walker/©News & Record w/permission)
Jinni Hoggard (right) visits with her neighbor, Louisa Lauver, about Hoggfest, a fund-raiser to help with medical bills. (Ki-Eun Kweon/©News & Record w/permission)
Jinni Hoggard with her dog, Frank, and her husband, David, in their back yard. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record/©News & Record w/permission)
JINNI'S JOURNAL
Jinni was contacted by the Greensboro News &Record to write a periodic column during her battle with breast cancer. Jinni hopes that her experiences will help others understand the process of getting through the disease. Online versions of her columns are below. Check back for updates.
Jinni Hoggard (right) jokes with her dermatologist, Dr. Carol Woody, during a checkup before a trip to the beach, where she plans on soaking up the sun. (Kim Walker/©News & Record w/permission)
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