(I meant to post this yesterday, but my mom was here in town, so things got away from me!)
It’s October, and that means that it’s Breast Cancer Awareness month! As many of you know, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2000 – she found the cancer through a self-exam, and it NEVER showed up on the mammogram (so do your self-exam!). She has been in remission since August 2000, and she is an incredible woman!
There are so many things that we can do to help prevent the risk of breast cancer – exercise, watching what we eat (somethings are good for us – others not so much), and maintaining a healthy lifestyle that includes breast self-exams (BSE) and mammograms. Throughout the month I’ll be posting things that will help us be more aware!
Here are some links to national sites about breast cancer: FitSugar
Don’t forget to stop by The Breast Cancer Site to click – this helps give free mammograms to underprivileged women, and it’s so easy to go click once a day: The Breast Cancer Site
Here are my other posts about breast cancer: Breast Cancer Posts
Here is one post that I want EVERYONE to read: Inflammatory Breast Cancer
If you have any questions about breast cancer or my family’s personal experience with it, I am VERY open about this topic, and will answer any questions you may have – please don’t take this subject lightly!
Breast Cancer Awarenss Ribbon Gifts originally uploaded by The Taif Healthy City Programme.