Monica Potter Quotes

Mammograms are really sort of a gift. You can either catch something early or count your lucky stars because nothing was discovered. Either way, you're ahead of the game.

And I would urge all women to have that regular mammogram.

All women should understand that a mammogram is nothing to be afraid of. It's not an enemy but a friend. Early detection is the key to the cure.

On a personal note: I have contracted an outstanding case of breast cancer, from which I intend to recover. I don't need get-well cards, but I would like the beloved women readers to do something for me: Go. Get. The. Damn. Mammogram. Done.

I would encourage all women to get mammograms when their doctors tell them to.

Every time I put on high heels, I think: 'Well, I'll fall over today.' Almost always, I don't. Almost. But all high-heel-wearing women live in constant peril.

With breast cancer, it's all about detection. You have to educate young women and encourage them to do everything they have to do.

If I were a 40-year-old woman, 40-to-50, I'd want to be getting my mammograms. They catch cancers, and cancer is very curable if you catch it early.

I wasn't prepared to get a mammogram until I was 40 years old, like I'd been told. I never in my wildest dreams expected anything to be wrong.

I was ill. I was told I was stressed, so I had to get everything checked out. I didn't think I was, but someone told me I was. As a result, I went to get a blood test. I'd never had one before, so I held my breath when I was getting it done. That caused me to go into a fit.

Breast cancer deaths in America have been declining for more than a decade. Much of that success is due to early detection and better treatments for women. I strongly encourage women to get a mammogram.

I'm going to get an MRI to find out whether I have claustrophobia.

If you have breast tissue, you can have breast cancer. So don’t be macho about it.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. So the only thing to really be afraid of is if you don't go get your mammograms.

Leave me in the night but please don't leave me in the dark

The thing I’m most afraid of is me. Of not knowing what I’m going to do. Of not knowing what I’m doing right now

If I knew why I worried so much, I wouldn't worry.

Fear is the ultimate cause of failure and disappointment.

Paranoia plays into all of us. Trust is a terrifying idea of not knowing who we can rely on.

Just as Daniel Balalcazar said, it makes no sense to suffer in advance a misfortune that may never occur.

I don't know. I just feel stuck, like I'm afraid to take any steps, in case they're the wrong ones.

Every time I get on an airplane I figure it's gonna get blown up. You live on the edge.

Until we know that we can bear the unbearable, we're always running scared.

We ask only to be reassured About the noises in the cellar And the window that should not have been open

What is fear after all? It is indecision. You seek some way to resist, escape. There is none.