As I'm sure you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Think breast cancer is something only older women need to worry about? Think again. In recent years, more and more women in their twenties and thirties have been diagnosed. And this year, eleven year old Hannah Powell-Auslam became the youngest known survivor of breast cancer in the US. And yes, men can get breast cancer, too.
This past Saturday, WaterFire Providence held their fourth annual Flames of Hope celebration to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research and support. I've not yet been able to go to one of these, but I want to. My friends Crystal and Eddie went this year, and even ran in the inaugural Gloria Gemma 5K earlier that day. Crystal got a beautiful photo of the Rhode Island State House all lit up in pink for the event.
If you can - and I understand some of us can't - make a donation to a breast cancer related charity this month. There's Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the Rhode Island based Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, and the American Cancer Society. Visit The Breast Cancer Site daily and click the big pink button to help fund free mammograms. And here's a list of online stores I've found which are donating a portion of their proceeds to help fight breast cancer.
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