Okay, I am not really going to wear a Pink Bra. You know that, right? Pink's not my color, really. But the opener did get your attention, didn't it? Glad it did. This program that I am inovled in is important. It needs the attention of anyone who loves a woman. You love your mom, right? Your daughter, niece, wife, aunt, nana, sister, favorite stripper? Yeah, them; all of them.
The women of our lives have a 1 in 8 chance of being invaded by breast cancer. The only other thing that kills more women each year is lung cancer (more on that later). And it's not their fault or their families' fault; meaning it ain't in the genes. Only about 5%-10% of the diagnosed cases each year have anything to do with genetic predisposition--which means 95% OF THE TIME YOU DON'T SEE IT COMING.
By contrast, there are 13000 murders in the US each year. Your odds of being murdered? ONE in TWENTY THREE THOUSAND. Kinda makes you wonder what sort of REAL good we could achieve if we diverted the passion and resources spent on gun control towards a more noble effort like, oh, I dunno, SAVING THE TA-TAs.
1 in 8 vs. 1 in 23000. Where's the real threat? Just sayin'...
So, I got involved in this program, The American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. I am going to Walk the Walk with the Woman and the Women I truly love to at least show my support for them (they need me to carry the cooler. It's a FUN walk) and for those we know who have or have had breast cancer (you do not Walk alone ladies), and to highlight the need for the preservation and conservation of a most wonderful natural resource. See? We can contribute to TWO causes here--breast cancer awareness AND resource conservation! Damn, we're good.
Are we collecting donations? Yes, please, through this site we are. Do you NEED to donate? No, it is not compulsory. In this fiscal / economic environment, any diversion of discretionary funds is difficult, I get it. Despite the fund raising goal for me on this site ($250, of which I have already donated 33%--ahem), my true goals here are 1) To get me involved in a cause in which I have a significant vested interest---SAVING THE TA-TAs and 2) to get you think about an important issue without being all sappy and heart-stringy about it.
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?fr_id=47352&pg=personal&px=6055126
Thanks for reading. Think Pink!
