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Amen is all I can say. October Pink has just ended up as a ploy by retailers and sports teams who want to appear to be sympathetic to women but just want to push their own labels. Kudos to you, Title Nine for taking a different path. I stopped doing the pink thing a long time ago. Get my run in 4x a week and swim 2x, try to eat healthy, take my vitamins, get my mammograms and follow the work of the Army of Women who are hoping to make a difference. I am a grandmother and I hope my granddaughter will grow up unafraid of breast cancer.
Shelly
I survived! That is a “measurably better outcome”.
My mother had a very similar situation. I believe she found the lump 2-3 months after her mammogram. After having the lump removed she ‘went healthy.’ Brisk walking, positive reading/watching materials and a vegan diet. That was about 20 years ago. She cut back to just vegetarian and could get more exercise than she has been lately but is still cancer free to this day.
To make the problem one of individual responsibility, is to overlook and excuse the cause. We don’t know, because the research is discouraged and not funded, but cancer is probably mostly related to environmental issues–pollution, toxics in our environment. Big coal, oil, big pharma, industrial waste, etc. Read Sandra Steingraber (sp?).
Hi Missy, I had my 1 st bx in1977, 2nd in 1995. Both lumps found by me, luckily I was fine on both counts. I have been in healthcare my whole life and finally after 30+ years I’m so happy that we are recognizing the marketing campaign.. As stated in some comments, we have made some great progress with drugs/ radiation but not near enough. Breast cancer has been around since ancient times. My personal antidote: I choose to ignore the news, keep myself educated and take control of my own health by working out at least 5 days/week. Get plenty of rest, stay away from sugar and preservatives. Eat fresh fruits & veggies everyday. Spend time with those I love and those with a positive attitude. Like Charles Swindoll says: life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. We are in charge of our attitudes. Laughter is my middle name
Amen!!
Adding to Missy’s living healthy, throw in a good chunk of daily vitamin D. A low level for the fairly regular outdoor person that I am was the only inkling I had to a possible breast cancer diagnosis just 2 years ago. No one escapes, even from all the right things… We’re part of the ratio/cycle of life. Healthy living can not be over emphasized for all survivors-EXERCISE!! and stay POSITIVE!!
My philosophy that I at least try to follow, and some days successfully 🙂 –
-Keep moving- biking, running, walking…whatever, but every day
-Surround yourself with positive people
-Get involved helping others
-Have goals – trips, new ventures…
-4 hugs a day -Thank you Charlotte Diamond 🙂
I agree that we need to focus on finding a cure for breast cancer. I planned an inaugural local 5K run with proceeds going to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. It did all of the above – we moved, we surrounded ourselves with positive people, we helped others by coming together and we had many more than 4 hugs! Look for our 2nd annual race in Los Altos, CA next October!
You perfectly articulated what many of us feel. Oct used to mean fall colors now it means pink milkshakes, pink NFL padding and pink freaking sanitary pads! I’m aware already!!! How about some innovation, new treatment strategies or at least truth telling?
I disagree with DebK. My sister has had two false positive mammograms – the stress and fear were unreal and unhealthy. And the medical community was worse than useless. The reality: none of us are going to live forever. Do the best you can today. Live. Love. Stop living with fear mongers in every shadow – no matter how much the slick marketing campaigns pull at the hearstrings.