Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Here we are past the middle of the month and I have not mentioned Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We talked earlier about Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but I put this one on the back burner and am only now getting around to it.
Breast cancer affects many people - every one of us can name at least one person in our circle of family and friends who has been diagnosed or died from breast cancer. My mother’s sister - my Aunt Mickey - died from metastasized breast cancer in 1972. My cousin, daughter of another sister of my Mom’s, died three years ago at a very young age, leaving behind two children and a husband - and a grieving mother and father.
A comment I heard recently stands out as one of the most unknown facts about the disease - approximately 7% of breast cancer victims are MEN. That’s right - MEN. So, ladies, talk to your loves and teach THEM how to check for lumps and thicknesses, too.
And - I hope that each of you over the age of 35 (or younger on your doctor’s advice) are having your mammograms. I had mine last week and heard today that it is considered normal. That’s a blessing for at least another year. In the meantime I will be continuing examining my breasts every month for changes. I hope you will be doing the same at your house. (YOURS - not mine, of course)
How, you might ask, will I tie this into knitting? Hmmmmm - how about a pair of these lampworked pink knitting needles? “The Breast Cancer Site will fund 1.0 % of a mammogram for each pair of Pyrex™ Lamp-Worked Pink Glass Knitting Needles purchased.”
The price is right - or at least, not exorbitant beginning at $14.95 - AND you could help a woman who is unable to pay, receive a mammogram. What a bargain that is!
Check out the Pretty in Pink knitting set, too.
Click on the picture for the pattern.
Take care, everyone - and be nice to yourselves.
breast cancer awareness, knitting,
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