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Pink Ribbon Review | Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

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June 17th, 2008

School’s Out for Summer: Pink Ribbon Raucous

Yes, school’s out for summer. I’m ready for a pink ribbon raucous. At least, that’s what I’m expecting. Noise, noise, noise. It’ll be hard to accomplish much of anything once my babies are home with me for their summer vacation. But I don’t mind one bit.
Bring. It. On.
Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer blog, Karen Lynch, […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

May 10th, 2008

When Mothers Have Breast Cancer

It just isn’t fair.
Because mothers really, really get it all done, don’t they? They manage the household (the bills, the utilities, the repairs). They cook and they clean and they shop and they launder. They care for the children (the bumps and the bruises, the dentist and doctor appointments, the school/camp/sports registrations). They take care […]

By Karen Lynch -- 1 comment

May 9th, 2008

The Meaning of Those Rubber Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelets

I remember the first time someone put one of these rubber pink awareness bracelets on my wrist. I was at a friend’s for a New Year’s Eve party. I’d just completed my first treatment protocol (a partial mastectomy followed by seven weeks of radiation therapy) and I’d started taking my Tamoxifen. I wasn’t quite ready […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

April 23rd, 2008

There are Survivors Among Us

Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the world. There are 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. Globally, 4.4 million women are alive today who were diagnosed with breast cancer in the last five years (source: Susan G. Komen for the Cure). It’s pretty safe to say that on any […]

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