[red pony chick]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Got this in an email... Thought I'd pass it on....

For Belinda Emmett.
Keep this one going please!!!

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 awar eness 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!

[jim293]

Thank you for sharing with all of us.

[heavy metal]

my mother is a breast cancer surviver,thanks for this post.

[Vandil]

Maybe I'm looking at this in the wrong light but why is breast cancer the primary media spot light of womens health?

I mean, heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, and Alzheimer’s disease all kill more women each year. Yet they get a tiny fraction of the attention breast cancer does.

[pcfrisch]

Originally Posted by Vandil

Maybe I'm looking at this in the wrong light but why is breast cancer the primary media spot light of womens health?

I mean, heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, and Alzheimer’s disease all kill more women each year. Yet they get a tiny fraction of the attention breast cancer does.

It's the most treatable if caught early.

[Vandil]

Originally Posted by pcfrisch

It's the most treatable if caught early.

Makes sense sort of, one would think heart disease the number one killer of women would actually be preventable in many cases.

[pcfrisch]

Originally Posted by Vandil

Makes sense sort of, one would think heart disease the number one killer of women would actually be preventable in many cases.

True, a lot of things are preventable, but some people just won't change their lifestyles even if they know, take smoking for instance.
Breast cancer is very treatable if caught early. I just read it is tabo in Iran, so those poor women suffer and die from it.

[Vandil]

Certainly not argueing it's an unworthy cause. Just always struck me as odd that it got so much attention while other bigger killers got so little.

[red pony chick]

Originally Posted by Vandil

Certainly not argueing it's an unworthy cause. Just always struck me as odd that it got so much attention while other bigger killers got so little.

Alot of women don't know they are walking around with a lump in their breast ...I didn't until I had a mammogram. The other diseases you talk about have some sort of symptom.... breast cancer doesn't.