October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. My mother had a scare with breast cancer about thirty years ago. A tiny pre-cancerous spot was discovered in a routine mammogram. It was easily removed and she was told to continue having regular mammograms. She was faithful in doing this for many years. Fast forward about 25 years. By this time my mother was about 75 years old and had not had a mammogram in over five years. Through a series of events, my elderly mother was directed to a new physician who studied Mom’s charts and was astonished that a mammogram had not be performed in so long a time. As one of my mom’s caregivers, I accompanied her to her mammogram. Within days…