When I first found out about the BRCA mutation, and that I had it, I called my best friend--my one best friend. Her reaction was exactly what I expected; her words were, "Well, that's a little dramatic, don't you think?" I knew that's what she was going to say. Then I called my other best friend, who cried--hysterically--and just didn't know what else to say, or what to do. As I reached out to my community, and I told my family and my other friends, I expected the majority of reactions to be similar to how my first best friend reacted, but it was completely different. I got lots of emails and phone calls. People started prayer groups for me. Everyone talked about how brave I was and how courageous this was. All I kept thinking to myself was, "It's not cancer, so why all the accolades? Why are people telling me that I'm brave and courageous when all I'm doing is trying to prevent something horrible from happening?" It was my own insecurities about this that made me believe that people were going to react negatively to me, and they didn't, and I appreciate it. I also appreciate Lori's honesty, when she said, "Don't you think you're being a little dramatic?"--it validated some of the ways that I was feeling--but in the end, I know that it was right for me. The best way to support someone--I guess it really depends on your relationship with them. You don't want to treat that person differently. If you don't understand why they're doing it, ask questions--not in a way where you're accusatory, but curious and supportive. I expected some of my friends to turn to me and say, "Wow, that really sucks," and when they did, it made me smile. You just need to be the friend that you are and move forward in that way.