A VERY important month

October is...National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This month help educate women about the importance of early detection. More and more women are getting mammograms to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages. As a result, breast cancer deaths are on the decline.
Encourage the women in your life to get mammograms on a regular basis. Visit the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month website at http://www.nbcam.org/ for more information.

This issue really hits home after my recent surgery. It seems more and more women are being diagnosed with this disease. It is not just in older women anymore, it effects women of all ages. I hope that with the publicity this issue is now receiving, people will be more educated and take the steps needed to make sure detection is made early. I have joined a charity organization called Think Pink. It is an organization where professional photographers are contacted to photograph women that have been diagnosed with breast cancer and would like to have their pictures taken to celebrate life. I am proud to be a member of this organization as I believe this disease has touched so many people in one way or another.

So, help spread the word about awareness.