tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697644392661405755.post2810718569080431092..comments2023-11-02T22:11:20.501+11:00Comments on So this is 40. Really.: #8 Team JolieJodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845903138221024662noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697644392661405755.post-16056894418676616342013-05-21T01:31:43.003+10:002013-05-21T01:31:43.003+10:00Kudos my pink sister for such an informative post....Kudos my pink sister for such an informative post. My cancer was not BRCA1 related but if I had been in Angelina's shoes I would have made the same decision. I am curious if insurance companies cover the surgery and reconstruction if you have the mutated gene but not yet diagnosed with breast cancer? So sorry your friend lost her battle so young. It's hard enough to come to terms with this disease but I can't imagine the pain & heartache of leaving young children behind. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134305700178950506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697644392661405755.post-30159518301364195412013-05-19T19:28:41.609+10:002013-05-19T19:28:41.609+10:00Thank you for posting this, Jodie. I echo Rocky...Thank you for posting this, Jodie. I echo Rocky's comments - yes. I had a teammate a few years ago who had breast cancer. A few years later, when the test was available, she took the test. She has the gene. She made the same decisions you made. Her daughter was also tested and she has the gene. She was in the position of Angelina Jolie in terms of her decisions.<br /><br />You said it so well about people being in judgment of others' decisions about their own bodies. <br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />Dot Hearnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284404236187998531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697644392661405755.post-48885884258321497532013-05-19T11:55:14.712+10:002013-05-19T11:55:14.712+10:00What a wonderful and necessary post, Jodie! She m...What a wonderful and necessary post, Jodie! She made a courageous decision, even more so in light of all this undeserved, unfair, and ridiculous criticism.Rockyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433553777714637069noreply@blogger.com