I have a friend, her name is Erin. She is in her late 20’s and she just lost her Aunt to breast Cancer. Before that she lost her Grandmother, and before that, another Aunt. Her mother broke the news to her a month ago that she now has Breast Cancer but thanks to her diligence of Breast Self-Examinations (BSE), the doctors think they caught it soon enough that she will beat it. Erin is a trooper, to be so young and suffer so much loss in such a short period of time.
We as a society seem to lump certain causes into “Months” like Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and so on, but this is something that touches EVERYONE. Everyone has a Mother. Breast Cancer is also not just targeted to women, yep, men get it too! That is why it is imperative that you do a BSE every chance you get. It’s not to be paranoid, or over reacting. I personally know a few women who have indeed saved their own lives by getting lumps checked. Most recently a co-worker who thought it was silly to go to the doctor about a lump. Luckily she did, the mass was so close to her body wall, had she of waited longer the doctor said she wouldn’t have had a fighting chance.
So FIGHT! FIGHT to survive, FIGHT for a cure!
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