My best friend Effie just texted me saying that she is “on her way” to cervical cancer. I’m not sure of the details yet. I’m not sure how bad it is. But if you know ANYTHING about cervical cancer, please let me know.

And, no matter what your religion, please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

EDIT 1:
She hasn’t called me yet but based on her text, she is either in Stage 0 or Stage 1. In Stage 0, it is “pre-cancerous” and cannot spread. Most women with it will be cured. In Stage 1, 95% will survive. In Stages 0-3, having a hysterectomy will most likely get rid of it unless it has spread, which can only occur in late Stage 3+. A hysterectomy removes the uterus so she wouldn’t be able to have any more kids but she already has 2, there is always the option of adopting, and at least she would be alive.

EDIT 2:
It’s stage 0. They did the biopsy and the nurse said that, during it, she took all of it out. She has another appointment in 3 weeks, in which they are going to see if any of it recurred. In Stage 0, only the outer tissue has anything. And, as I said in Edit 1, most women will be cured. I talked to her for about 15 minutes and let her talk it out. I’m VERY happy because she said that all day she’s been freaking but I helped calm her down. I’m mad at the doctor because he barely told her anything and all of the papers were in doctor-speak. By the end of the conversation, though, she said herself that she was going to be fine. *beams* My Effie is going to be ok.