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Saturday, March 12, 2005
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My Jinni and Elizabeth Edwards were diagnosed with the same brand of breast cancer about a month apart. Their courses of treatment and prognosis have mirrored one another ever since, including the successful mass reduction of their tumors which was the aim of their pre-surgery (neoadjuvant) chemotherapies.
Elizabeth's lumpectomy was performed earlier this week and I am glad to read she is recovering nicely. Here's to keeping that mirroring thing going.
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Update: Since you have to buy U.S. Postage stamps anyway, you might as well buy these. First issued in 1998, this stamp has raised over $38M for breast cancer research. The little extra it costs over regular first class postage may prevent you or someone you love from having to go through what Jinni, Elizabeth, and so many others are currently enduring.
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© Copyright
2006
David Hoggard.
Last update:
2/15/2006; 7:40:02 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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