I Think Of Breasts Every Morning
Every morning when I start my computer I have it programmed to take me to the breast cancer site. There I see ads for various products that I completely ignore. However, those advertisers contribute a small amount towards the cost of mammograms for women otherwise unable to pay for them. Over the last year their clicks have decreased markedly. I am part of the problem there as I often leave my computer on for scanning and backup whilst I sleep; often forgetting, in the morning, to make my daily click. Won't you help me out by clicking on it daily in case I forget. Simply go to http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=2 to do so. If you could go there regularly it would help. Thanks. I have two very dear friends who, in the last year, have had bilateral mastectomies. I have another priceless friend who carries the BRCA gene. She is having that same procedure, performed this Friday (Oct 2nd). If you send me words of support for her I'll make sure she gets them. She is a tower of strength who realizes that even though her breasts are part of being a woman they are a long way from being the most important part (except perhaps to immature males of any age). Choosing life over a single body part, not required to live, should be a no brainer but I understand, in today's society for some, it may be quite a difficult decision. Strangely enough, the human is the only mammal where the breasts do not virtually disappear when their suckling of young days, are past. No one seems to know why. Despite the amount of crap interesting material I send out, my best responses remain from two women who, because of my tenacious goading, actually got a specialized breast exam that detected cancer. Even though one of those women later lost her breasts, she is here today to tell of it. With that in mind, consider getting a BRCA gene test, if there is any breast cancer in your family and be aware of the symptoms of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. There are no lumps and most doctors interpret the findings as bug bites. Please watch, and share, the attached video on Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) or visit it on youtube.com here. You can get more info here. If you have the BRCA gene, your risk of developing cancer in your lifetime can surge to as high as 85% see here and here. There is an excellent movie called "In The Family" that goes into depth regarding the BRCA gene. It's not for everyone so only encourage the women you care about to see it. You can view the trailer here. It is a poignant and enlightening tale that will be worth your time.
Every so often I hear that the USPS is thinking of dropping the sale of the breast cancer stamp due to lagging sales. So once again, I'll renew my plea to encourage you to buy that USPS stamp that helps fund breast cancer research. I probably buy 1,000 of them a year and I'm frequently asked "Yeah but they cost extra. Why would you do that?" Come on folks! Look around you. Find me a woman who would give up a breast rather than spend an extra 11 cents. Find me a person who cares about that woman, who would allow it to happen to save 11 cents. Do it for your moms, girlfriends, daughters, nieces, aunts, grandmothers, cousins. Do it for your maid, the latté girl, for loves unrequited and for all of the women you'll see only in your dreams and nightmares. Finally, do it for the men in your life. Men do get breast cancer too you know. I never saw a breast that wasn't worth 11 cents. ;-) Sincerely,
Dave
P.S. I neither like, nor use the word "boobs". I'm old and when I was raised a boob was a fool. I still fail to see anything foolish about one's bosom and therefore don't/won't use the term in that context. Your mileage may vary. ~~~~~~~
Feedback from nephew Ash.
Hey Uncle Dave, Since you sent out this link a year ago, I've been clicking on it daily - well, maybe not daily but pretty often. I thought other people might find this tip helpful: The only reason I remember is because I added it to my bookmark (aka 'favourites' for those using Internet Exploder) bar. Just go to the site and drag the little pink ribbon picture (favicon) from beginning of the address bar onto your bookmarks bar. If you are running out of screen real estate, I suggest deleting the text that names the site (right-click->properties->name) and just relying on the picture. See the screenshot below.
Cheers,
Ash
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Every so often I hear that the USPS is thinking of dropping the sale of the breast cancer stamp due to lagging sales. So once again, I'll renew my plea to encourage you to buy that USPS stamp that helps fund breast cancer research. I probably buy 1,000 of them a year and I'm frequently asked "Yeah but they cost extra. Why would you do that?" Come on folks! Look around you. Find me a woman who would give up a breast rather than spend an extra 11 cents. Find me a person who cares about that woman, who would allow it to happen to save 11 cents. Do it for your moms, girlfriends, daughters, nieces, aunts, grandmothers, cousins. Do it for your maid, the latté girl, for loves unrequited and for all of the women you'll see only in your dreams and nightmares. Finally, do it for the men in your life. Men do get breast cancer too you know. I never saw a breast that wasn't worth 11 cents. ;-) Sincerely,
Dave
P.S. I neither like, nor use the word "boobs". I'm old and when I was raised a boob was a fool. I still fail to see anything foolish about one's bosom and therefore don't/won't use the term in that context. Your mileage may vary. ~~~~~~~
Feedback from nephew Ash.
Hey Uncle Dave, Since you sent out this link a year ago, I've been clicking on it daily - well, maybe not daily but pretty often. I thought other people might find this tip helpful: The only reason I remember is because I added it to my bookmark (aka 'favourites' for those using Internet Exploder) bar. Just go to the site and drag the little pink ribbon picture (favicon) from beginning of the address bar onto your bookmarks bar. If you are running out of screen real estate, I suggest deleting the text that names the site (right-click->properties->name) and just relying on the picture. See the screenshot below.
Ash
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