Why is breast cancer the shopping disease anyway? Every October I’m more baffled by the sheer amount of stuff being marketed and sold in the name of breast cancer awareness. If you can eat it, drink it, play with it, wear it, hammer with it, bake with it, travel in it or even put your …
Advocacy
One day is set aside each Breast Cancer Awareness Month to focus on MBC. Yep. One day, seriously? Many troubling shortcomings regarding the pinking of October have been exposed, but perhaps the most glaring failure of all has been the consistent disregard, yes even shunning, of the metastatic breast cancer community. It’s ironic, frustrating and …
Make that 13 things wrong with the pink ribbon! Often I can’t think quickly on my feet, so I find this list to be handy when people ask me what’s wrong with pink ribbons (and they do). No matter what your thinking speed might be, it’s nice to have some specific responses ready to go, …
Since it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I gotta ask, has pink gotten a bad rap? And, do you have a favorite color? I’m not sure I can actually pick just one color favorite. I have different favorites for different things. I love purples to look at (think irises). Browns and blues can’t be beat for …
Of course, I’m grateful to be alive, but that does not mean I need be quiet. Nope. It does not. After all, “your silence will not protect you”. Recently Dear Hubby and I met with another specialist (I don’t keep track of the number of docs anymore) to consult about an upcoming medical procedure I …