Just a week from now the entire nation – indeed other nations as well – turns pink. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month filled with more and more events aimed at increasing awareness of the need to have regular mammograms, raise funds to support research and support programs and much more. Founded in 1985 in partnership with the American Cancer Society and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, this has grown to international strength and raises millions annually.
who told me, in our very brief encounter, of how she is working with a Cancer Patient that is terminal. Of how they have become good friends. And how the family of the Patient ‘can’t cope’ with what she’s going through. It touched me. And it made me very aware of the wonderful people that work with such people that NEED to have someone in their lives. Someone to give them a reason to see tomorrow. Someone to cry with. Someone to smile with. And just someone to share their day with.
Thank you to everyone that does this sort of work! Even those of us that are healthy appreciate what you do. I just wish that there were a lot more of you.
While I’ve never personally battled Cancer, I do have family and friends that have had to fight the battle. Thankfully, all of them are survivors! I have had medical battles of my own, with a heart attack and other issues in my medical history, and also know the real value of support to get through the fight and come out a winner. You see, I’m a firm believer in the fact that the right kinds of support are CRITICAL to full recovery. In short… if you WANT to live, you CAN live!