christy - oh boy, you must be sooo worried about your mum! that's scarey! let us know how the test goes, fingers crossed the doctors can catch it in time. you poor love! Wasn't she going to come visit real soon? what a thunderbolt!

taralee - when i was in my early 20's, i went travelling and once spent three months in a 3rd world country and where i stayed, the places i went, there were no mirrors. GUess what, i stopped focussing on how i looked, what my clothes looked like and for the first time in my life - i actually felt ok with my body and started to appreciate it.

but back in westernised countries (and the big cities of 3rd world countries too), everywhere you go, mirrors are there (toilets, department stores, car mirrors, in our homes etc).

it was an interesting experiment, like going camping bush style, to find out who notice and care about other stuff, when you are not surrounded by mirrors constantly.

Gee CHristy, i can't get your mum out of my mind, how are YOU coping hon? GOd i hope the doctors made a mistake and they find thru the MRI that it isn't as bad as a brain tumour. Can tumours be removed? Maybe they can take it out and she'll be ok? Fingers and toes and everything crossed for your mum.