Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Sad but true

Here tells the connection between breast cancer and sleep patterns. To put it in a nutshell, it indicates that women should maintain a regular sleep pattern and keep all the lights out when sleeping. I don't know whether or not it's just another bullshit research, but for your information, my mother died of breast cancer, and she had worked on night shift for a decade.

I have been constantly told to get a regular breasts check-up as the chance of my getting breast cancer is doubled to normal people. But I never did. I reckon the DIY check-up I'm providing myself is more than enough, and I'll do whatever I can to avoid going to the clinics to have my breasts groped and rubbed and then pay for it. (But Pap smear is another matter, the symptom of cervical cancer is much less conspicuous and the smear can detest the cancer-like cells at a very early stage so it's something worth doing) But when thinking about it seriously it doesn't really matter. Everybody dies and of different reasons.

Death has never occurred to me as a taboo. I accept the fact that I may die a sudden death in an accident that leaves me no time to say my last word or die a prolonged and painful death that causes emotional tensions as well as financial burdens to my family. So yesterday I went through my insurance policies and made sure that my insurance plans would cover most of the would-be medical expenses if I got any kind of cancer. I've been there and realised the medication, which all insurance companies won't cover unless you stay in a hospital, costs a fortune and slowly pushes you to the brink of bankruptcy.

Have you bought any health/medical insurance?

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