Jessica Queller and BRCA1

First I would like to apologize to Spiegel and Grau. I missed you gracious letter. Please give me a call.


Second.....I am catching some serious heat about the deCode rant! I never knew so many smokers were hoping to escape cancer and angrily flaming me with emails. Here's a hint ladies and Gentlemen........Quit Smoking and maybe you will avoid cancer. To all of those who decided to fill my gmail yesterday....thanks for reading this blog. I appreciate your interest.


I don't know how many of you picked up the USA Today on March 31st, but in it was a profile on Jessica Queller. She has written a book called:

Pretty Is What Changes-Impossible Choices, The Breast Cancer Gene, and How I Defied My Destiny

About the Book....
Eleven months after her mother succumbs to cancer, Jessica Queller has herself tested for the BRCA “breast cancer” gene mutation. The results come back positive, putting her at a terrifyingly elevated risk of developing breast cancer before the age of fifty and ovarian cancer in her lifetime.
Thirty-four, unattached, and yearning for marriage and a family of her own, Queller faces an agonizing choice: a lifetime of vigilant screenings and a commitment to fight the disease when caught, or its radical alternative—a prophylactic double mastectomy that would effectively restore life to her, even as it would challenge her most closely held beliefs about body image, identity, and sexuality.

The Sherpa Says:
To understand the human issues surrouding genetics we need to experience or read others' experiences. I think many of you already know of my family's history.....very similar.
I am hoping to invite Jessica to the blog. Wish me luck.....