Recently on facebook, women have been putting the colour of their bras on their status as an 'Awareness to Breast Cancer.' In my little opinion it didn't really bring too much awareness to breast cancer, it just told all the males that we are 'friends' with on facebook what kind of bra we wear. I am all about girls getting together and chatting about bras, cute little panties, pregnancy, delivering a baby, nursing, and everything else, but my concern comes in when males are involved. I really don't think my uncles, brothers and certainly MY DAD want to see what colour of bra I wear.
Since Breast Cancer is near and dear to my heart, after losing my Mom to it, I would like to take this opportunity to bring awareness and a friendly reminder to KNOW YOUR BOOBS!!! At least once a month, examine your breast and know them really well, inside and out. Know every lump, bump, indent and whatever else. And if anything changes SEE YOUR DOCTOR! Early detection could save your LIFE! Don't think it is a cancer that only hits older women, because more and more younger women in their 20's & 30's are getting breast cancer. Don't think you are excluded from getting it, chances are very high that YOU WILL, or YOUR MOM, SISTER, COUSIN, BEST FRIEND, or someone YOU KNOW!
I don't write this to be doom and gloom, I write this to bring awareness!
Please KNOW YOUR 2 BEST FRIENDS :)
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Wanetta,
ReplyDeleteI am so very sorry about your mother. I am also truly sorry that you were offended by the facebook status stuff. Some of us (that would be me :) didn't really think too much about it and looked at it as a way to shout out a friendly reminder to the ladies in our lives to check their "boobies" (as you mentioned)
As for the guy thing, it didn't really cross my mind because 1. it was the color, we weren't posing in it. :)
And 2, I don't really think about guys on facebook because I don't think I have many as friends and I really do Not understand why guys want to be on facebook anyway! Ha!
(unless its ministry related and then I don't think they are reading lady status updates anyway! :)
Anyhow, Maybe some of us didn't really think it all the way through! :)
BUT, speaking of breast cancer awareness..not only is checking your breasts important but prevention is really crucial!!
Breastfeeding significantly reduces your chance of getting breast cancer and greatly decreases your daughters chance. The LONGER you breastfeed the lower your risk!
Gods way is best..what an incredible design!
There is really no excuse now a days because we have the research and the education available to us! Women NEED to know and they NEED to do whatever it takes to make it work, it IS that important!! Life or death really... potentially!!