I was recently asked by Liz Flaherty, blogger at “Window Over the Sink.” to write a guest post sharing my thoughts about Breast Cancer Awareness Month, pink ribbons, and such. Of course, I said yes. To make sure you see and read it, I’ve reblogged it here — something I’ve never done before. Follow the …
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Since it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month again (yawn), it seems like a good time to talk about advocacy in general. Any type of serious illness or other trauma can make a person want to “do” something with the experience. This comes from a feeling of wanting to help others who are, or will be, facing …
Yep. Breast Cancer Awareness Month has a blind spot alright. What am I talking about? Let me explain. For those of you who went through a driver’s education course way back when, or recently for that matter, did your instructor talk about that blind spot? Were you taught that you should turn your head to …
The third week of BCAM is designated as Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week. Roughly 1% of breast cancers occur in men. By the end of 2022, about 2,710 American men are expected to have been diagnosed with breast cancer, and about 530 are expected to have died from the disease. Source: BreastCancer.org. It’s a pleasure …
10 Things Wrong with the Pink Ribbon — Revisited! This is an updated, visual version of an earlier post. To read the original, more detailed post in its entirety, click here. What’s wrong with the pink ribbon anyway? Do people ever ask you this question? Are you sometimes at a loss as to how to …