Each day I am constantly reminded of why I am walking this October. In addition to my Nonna, my cousin's wife's two sisters have both been diagnosed with breast cancer and have undergone treatment. And today, I just spoke to a friend whose mom was diagnosed a little over a month ago. She has to undergo six weeks of radiation, 5 days per week. Thankfully she gets weekends off. This is all to treat a spot that is about the size of a coffee bean. Thank goodness it was caught early, but it just shows the importance of regular (annual mammograms). I am pretty sure my Nonna never had a mammogram in her life. It is something almost unheard of today, but still, some women avoid it because they just don't want to hear the bad news.
I can't stress enough the importance of those mammograms, and not only that, monthly self-exams! Please, please, take control of your health and do this.
I wanted to add another piece to this posting. My pink sister, Joanna Montgomery is in a beauty contest sponsored by More Magazine. This is an AMAZING woman and I urge you to vote for her. You can vote daily, for one more week. I think it ends May 9. Read more about her by following this link:
http://www.more.com/events/contests/beauty-search-2012/joanna-montgomery
Thank you! She is currently in 6th place but I think we can do better than that.
Faith, Hope and Love,
Angela
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