Awareness

As a young adult female, I have found that in our world, we have so many things to prepare for, or prevent. I am about to turn 30, am married, and have two children. To be completely honest, I have never had someone in my "circle of friends" die. The thought of it frightens me to no end. However, the reality is, that being an adult female means I have much more at risk. I follow through with all my check-ups; but being a part of this community and site has opened my eyes to a reality that I was never aware existed.

So, finally, the die has been cast and we know who will face off this November for the job of President of the United States. There are a number of issues that they will have to address over these next five months, but one that has not gotten much attention is their views on the war on cancer.

Today is my 6 year survivor milestone! Wow – can you believe it? It was six years ago today that I had my last chemo treatment and walked out of my doctor’s office, in my mind, a true survivor. I had survived two surgeries, radiation and chemo. I was ready to turn the page and tackle what I regarded as my second chance at life.

Breast cancer has often found itself the subject of TV shows (remember when Samantha in “Sex and the City” was diagnosed) and even a few movies here and there (last year's In the Land of Women features a supporting character rediscovering herself after cancer).

Even if you don’t follow baseball, you should really tune in to your favorite home town team on Sunday, May 11th when baseball players across the league will sport pink wristbands, ribbons and even use pink bats all in the name of breast cancer awareness and research. This promotion is the brainchild of the Komen Foundation, which started this program three years ago, and plan to auction the bats to raise money for breast cancer research.