Breast & Ovarian Cancer WALK and I need your help :)

I have decided to take my very first "cancer walk" and raise donations to fight BOTH breast and ovarian cancer and in honor of my dear friend Melissa who fought and won breast cancer! She has inspired me and has encouraged me to do this with her! Darn her. *laughing*.

Breast and ovarian cancer has probably affected you in some way either through a family or friend. The walk will be on Saturday, September 26, 2009. 100% of the money raised will go directly to the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Foundation.

I have set a goal of $500, and I need your help to achieve this, and hopefully surpass it. I am asking each one of you to sponsor me. Your donations and support will encourage me as I train. Remember the more donations we raise, the quicker we can conquer these diseases. ANY AMOUNT of donation is awesome!!! You can donate as little as a few dollars and you can do it anonymously or not!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. If not for donating, but just caring enough to read this post. xoxoxoxoxo


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Think Pink for October! Breast Cancer Awareness Month-SAVE THE TA TA'S.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Save the Ta Ta's. I saw this bumper sticker the other day on a car. I didn't know quite what to think. At first I laughed, then I cried. I have known (as I am sure you have), two people that have been affected by breast cancer. One of them my Nana, one of them a very dear friend at church. I have met numerous other women, but none close to me that have this dreaded disease. Breast cancer runs in my family. It's a scary thing, and I try not to think about it, but I have too. I have to go in twice a year for ultrasounds as I have had some close calls. Thank God above, every time my tests come back benign.

As for mammograms. Not sure what all the hoopla is about. It doesn't hurt. Not sure why women say it does hurt. Even if it does hurt, why would women tell other women this? Are they STUPID? Yes, I'm sorry, but it's pure ignorance. Why in the hell would you tell someone this when it might prevent them from getting a mammogram? I have had to bite my tongue more then once to tell these women off. KEEP YOUR MOUTHS SHUT. What you say could deter another woman from getting tested. Ok, I'm off my high-horse.

GO GET YOUR MAMMOGRAMS, if not for yourself, then for your daughter, your sister, your mother, your husband, your son, your father, your friends. They all love you, and so should you.

Cannot afford a mammogram? National Cancer Institute Contact them at 1-800-4-CANCER. If you provide your zip code, they can give you a center providing free mammograms. THERE ARE NO EXCUSES.