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October is awash in pink ribbons, urging us to take care of our breast health or help support the cause of finding a cure for breast cancer. But for some, it’s also a devastating reminder of their own battle with the disease. In this month’s Glamour magazine, you’ll find Kelly Corrigan’s touching story of survival. At 36 years of age, she was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer. Kelly writes a powerful essay about how spotting pink ribbons all around her was “enough to make [her] scream.”  Reading her story will give you special insight into the reaction one breast cancer survivor has to the “pinking” of October. 

Kelly’s essay is part of Circus of Cancer, a great site for those wishing to support friends diagnosed with breast cancer. Here you’ll find advice on what to say; how you can help (from cooking a meal to buying her a front-closure bra); to what to expect when she undergoes breast cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy.  The site includes sassy, free e-cards, and gifts you won’t find anywhere else. It may not be wrapped in pink, but Circus of Cancer does offer concrete ways to help friends, and their families.

Breast cancer is scary, but thanks to modern medical science, less deadly. Don’t let the pink season get you down. Keep in touch with your own girls and the latest in breast cancer research, all year round.

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 5th, 2006 at 5:26 pm and is filed under Boob Gear, Breast Cancer, Breast Health. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.