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Pink Ribbon Review | Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

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June 4th, 2008

The Polaroid i631 6.0 Megapixel Digital Camera

Recently, the folks at Polaroid sent me a demo model of their i631 6.0 megapixel digital camera to review (I’m not keeping it, for the record, I’m sending it back tomorrow).
As part of Polaroid’s Pink Camera Campaign benefitting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the Polaroid i631 is indeed pink — hot pink to be precise […]

By Karen Lynch -- 3 comments

May 15th, 2008

THE INSPIRATION PATH BY LEAN CUISINE®

Just found out about this: THE INSPIRATION PATH BY LEAN CUISINE®.
Follow that link and you can read (or create) messages of encouragement and inspiration — personalized for someone touched by breast cancer — “to make sure no one walks the path alone” (love that).
Enjoy that … and get this:
Lean Cuisine® has partnered with Susan […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

May 15th, 2008

Breast Cancer Survivor Story: Jayne Byrne

I’m thrilled to be introducing you to Jayne England Byrne. Jayne is, of course, a survivor. Like me, she’s married and has three kids (though hers are all boys; God blessed her and God bless her). Like me, she’s also a freelance writer. And like me, she blogs about breast cancer.
Her story is inspiring, to […]

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 24th, 2008

Pink Ribbon Search - Search to Fund Free Mammograms

The next time you go to “google” something, head over to Pink Ribbon Search.com and you’ll fund free mammograms.
Pink Ribbon Search is a search engine that ‘combines the power of Google and Yahoo’ — 100% of the revenue generated from advertisers on the site is given to non-profit partners to fund clinics and mobile mammography […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

April 19th, 2008

Some Pink Ribbon Bling

I found the above graphic on this site filled with free pink ribbon graphics — usable with the spirit of shareware and in the hopes that every pink ribbon shared gets us all closer to a cure.
Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer blog, cancer, health, pink ribbon, wellness, womenShare This

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

April 16th, 2008

Laughing your way through breast cancer

Is laughter the best medicine? Maybe not the best medicine … but it sure is damn good stuff. My family made me laugh so hard during my treatments that I swore I was going to bust a stitch or two. Literally!
Clearly, the world knows that humor makes a difference in survivors lives. Just look at […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

April 16th, 2008

Calling All Pink Ribbon Riders

Are any of you Pink Ribbon readers also riders?
Registration has begun for the 5th annual Hershey’s Tour de Pink, sponsored by The Hershey Company and benefitting the Young Survival Coalition! This four day, 200+ mile biycle ride is scheduled for October 2-6, 2008.
The group of approximately 150 riders will be riding from Chocolate World in […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

April 12th, 2008

Make Your Own Pink Ribbons

It’s easy to do! Start by buying miles and miles of pink ribbon! No, seriously, just get yourself to a sewing or craft shop — or aisle in your favorite retail outlet - and pick out a spool of pink ribbon, a quarter inch wide.
When you get home, snip the very end at an angle […]

By Karen Lynch -- 1 comment

April 11th, 2008

Want to Design a T-Shirt for the Cause?

If you’re at all artistic, and passionate about the cause like I am, then check this out: The Ryde is a Southern California lifestyle t-shirt company — designing shirts targeted towards good humored, laid back individual — and they’re about to raise some money for the cause and do their part to raise awareness of […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments