I do monthly self-exams while in the shower. And I also have a mammogram once a year. It ended up that I started going in October, which happens to be Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I'll be going through menopause in a few years, so I make sure that I read up on all the new research being done. I am looking into going all natural when I do go through menopause. I am not taking hormones. And of course, I have my yearly appointment with the GYN.

It's very important for us women to get our checkups because they are finding more and more younger women with cancer now. And they are also discovering that more women are getting cancer when it does not run in their families. We need to look out for our health. I'm diligent about it, because I have several chronic illnesses that I have to live with.