Breast Cancer Awareness

[salstav]

click this link so support the cause.

In memory of Belinda Emmett, in appreciation of Kylie Minogue,
and anyone else you know that has been struck down by cancer


A handsome, middle-aged man walked quietly into the cafe and sat down.
Before he ordered, he couldn't help but notice a group of younger men at the table next to him.
It was obvious they were making fun of something about him, and it wasn't until he remembered he
was wearing a small pink ribbon on the lapel of his suit that he became aware of what the joke was all about.

The man brushed off the reaction as ignorance, but the smirks began to get to him.
He looked one of the rude men square in the eye, placed his hand beneath the ribbon and asked, quizzically,
This?"



With that the men all began to laugh out loud.
The man he addressed said, as he fought back laughter,
"Hey, sorry man, but we were just commenting on how pretty your pink ribbon looks against your blue jacket!"
The middle aged man calmly motioned for the joker to come over to his table and invited him to sit down.
The guy obliged, not really sure why. In a soft voice, the middle aged man said,
"I wear this ribbon to bring awareness about breast cancer. I wear it in my mother's honour."
"Oh, sorry dude. She died of breast cancer?"
"No, she didn't. She's alive and well. But her breasts nourished me as an infant and were a soft resting place for my head when I was scared or lonely as a little boy.
I'm very grateful for my mother's breasts and her health."
"Umm," the stranger replied, "Yeah."

"And I wear this ribbon to honour my wife", the middle aged man went on.
"And she's okay, too?" the other guy asked.



"Oh, yes. She's fine. Her breasts have been a great source of loving pleasure for both of
us and with them she nurtured and nourished our beautiful daughter 23 years ago.
I am grateful for my wife's breasts, and for her health."
"Uh huh. And I guess you wear it to honour your daughter, also?"




"It's too late to honour my daughter by wearing it now.
My daughter died of breast cancer one month ago.
She thought she was too young to have breast cancer, so when she accidentally noticed a small lump, she ignored it.



She thought that since it wasn't painful, it must not be anything to worry about."
Shaken and ashamed, the now sober stranger said, "Oh, man, I'm so sorry mister."
"So, in my daughter's memory, too, I proudly wear this little ribbon, which allows me the opportunity to enlighten others.

Now, go home and talk to your wife and your daughters, your mother and your friends.
And here," the middle-aged man reached in his pocket and handed the other man a little pink ribbon.
The guy looked at it, slowly raised his head and asked, "Can ya help me put it on?"

This is breast cancer awareness month.
Do regular breast self-exams and encourage those women you love to do the same.
Please send this on to anyone you would like to remind of the importance of breast cancer awareness.

A CANDLE LOSES NOTHING BY LIGHTING ANOTHER CANDLE.
PLEASE KEEP THIS CANDLE GOING!

[shebully]

Great thread Sal

[Prince]

Click the above photo to see what you can do to help, thanks.

[girlygirlxx]

On November 1 it will be 12 years ago that my MOMMY died of ovarian cancer. When she was finally diagnosed it was in the 4th stage. She lived 2 more years. What a gift that was to me. I kept saying that I believe in miracles. The miracle that I was trying to believe in was that she wasn't going to die. The miracle turned out to be the most wonderful 2 years that I got to spend with her. I got to laugh with her, cry with her and ask all the things that I wanted to ask. She was my pal, my best friend and always my Mom. Not a day goes by that I don't think about her and miss her terribly. Everyone kept telling me that it will get better, well it hasn't. It has gotten different. I can talk about her now without puddling up. But I will always miss her. I love you Mom, still!!!!!

I will post a pic of the two of us when I get back home.

[billynomates]

Should be no need to pigeonhole it into a month. Women of all ages should be aware of it all the time

[wacky122]

[luvsluvin]

[wacky122]

Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Breast Cancer site is havingtrouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quotaof donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman.. Ittakes less than a minute to go to their site and click on 'donating amammogram' for free (pink window in the middle). This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors /advertisers use thenumber of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising. Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know.

[Patsfan55]

Great link Therese it only takes a second to click on.I just did

[Jennie20]

What a wonderful thread.