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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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 …
For the last few years, I’ve been reading, and you probably have been too, statements such as: We are all aware of breast cancer. Enough with the awareness. Everyone knows about breast cancer and other similar sentiments. So, I’ve gotta ask, have we reached the point of awareness saturation? As I’ve written before, if you …
Please do not remove your bra for me on No Bra Day or on any other day, for that matter. I can’t believe I didn’t write this post a few years ago when I first learned about No Bra Day. Maybe I felt if I ignored it, it would go away. Even now, I hesitated …
Has breast cancer become too normalized? Does it sometimes seem like lots of women who talk about their breast cancer experiences often mention how they’ve become more appreciative, enlightened, transformed for the better, or whatever? Does it seem like there is story after story about celebrities sharing, let’s be honest here, more than we want …