Ma’s wedding album. They just don’t make ‘em like they used to. We love you, Ma! (at St. Mary’s Of The Assumption)

Ma’s wedding album. They just don’t make ‘em like they used to. We love you, Ma! (at St. Mary’s Of The Assumption)

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  • May 21st, 2013

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PEZ, real name unknown, is an illustrator, painter and graphic designer from Nantes, France. He had been working as a freelance graphic designer since 2006. Recently PEZ released drawings from his sketchbook on Behance.net and boy are they incredible. To create these stunning illustrations, he uses graphite and the mighty pen. After I saw his work, my jaw dropped from the attention to detail and I couldn’t wait to share it with you. 

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Just got my booty kicked at @bodydesignpt and @bodydesignptm by @healthyfitgirlc. Legs are dead!! That’s what I love about this gym, they push you for one more set, one more rep, one more lap…and that’s what gives you results! Right when you’d quit and think you’ve got nothing left, someone’s there to motivate you. #fitblr #fitspo #fitness #instafit #inspire #legday (at BodyDesign Personal Training)

Just got my booty kicked at @bodydesignpt and @bodydesignptm by @healthyfitgirlc. Legs are dead!! That’s what I love about this gym, they push you for one more set, one more rep, one more lap…and that’s what gives you results! Right when you’d quit and think you’ve got nothing left, someone’s there to motivate you. #fitblr #fitspo #fitness #instafit #inspire #legday (at BodyDesign Personal Training)

kateoplis: Angelina Jolie: My Medical Choice | NYT “MY MOTHER fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was. We often speak of “Mommy’s mommy,” and I find myself trying to explain the illness that took her away from us. They have asked if the same could happen to me. I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a “faulty” gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman. Only a fraction of breast cancers result from an inherited gene mutation. Those with a defect in BRCA1 have a 65 percent risk of getting it, on average. Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex. On April 27, I finished the three months of medical procedures that the mastectomies involved. During that time I have been able to keep this private and to carry on with my work. But I am writing about it now because I hope that other women can benefit from my experience.” Read on.

kateoplis:

Angelina Jolie: My Medical Choice | NYT

“MY MOTHER fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was.

We often speak of “Mommy’s mommy,” and I find myself trying to explain the illness that took her away from us. They have asked if the same could happen to me. I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a “faulty” gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman.

Only a fraction of breast cancers result from an inherited gene mutation. Those with a defect in BRCA1 have a 65 percent risk of getting it, on average.

Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex.

On April 27, I finished the three months of medical procedures that the mastectomies involved. During that time I have been able to keep this private and to carry on with my work.

But I am writing about it now because I hope that other women can benefit from my experience.”

Read on.