For the women on the group and maybe the guys too

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October in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Hallmark is observing this by offering 4 free ecards you can send to

loved ones or friends to remind them how special they are to you or to

ask them to be sure to get their mammograms.

This year alone 3 of my dearest friends have been diagnosed with this

terrible disease. One chose to have bilateral mastectomies, another

is taking the chemo route and a third is still weighing her options

because the doctors don't know if any option she takes will work. She

is the mother of the one who had the mastectomies. And now her son,

the brother has been dxed with it.

If you look on my group in my signature line (Jeflovers you don't

need to be a member to look) you will see a picture of a quilt block

requested by this woman. That block is going

into her death quilt because it is probably too late for any option to

work for her.

Please if you know someone who should have a mammogram, or if

you yourself should have one and have been putting it off because you

"don't want to know" please I beg you DON'T put it off any

longer.

Mine is scheduled for the 24th of this month and I have one every

year and have been since I was 30 because my great grandmother died of

this. When is yours?

I always

say about "If more people in Washington DC had

breasts, less people in the US would die from breast cancer." Had I

the money I would have this made into a bumper sticker with the pink

ribbon on it and give them away to everyone I could.

Given that my friends brother has the dx now of breast cancer,

gentlemen if it runs in your family maybe you should be talking to your

doctors about it also. I'm not familiar enough with that part of it to

offer any advise, I'm still trying to get over the news of my 3

friends and scared who may be next.

Ila in Maine mailto:sewcraftyila@...

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