1 in 8

My first breast cancer awareness month since being diagnosed with breast cancer - and let me tell you, I am acutely, constantly, unrelentingly aware of it. 

I have lots of feelings about the so-called “pinking” of breast cancer, the millions of dollars of pink crap sold in the name of breast cancer, and the suggestion that people only need to be aware of it in October. 

Despite those feelings, as a breast cancer patient, I’d like to use this uptick in awareness to communicate some very basic facts. 

1 in 8 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Some will be diagnosed with mammograms, others with self exams, still others with metastatic disease. Since it’s October 1, let’s remember to #feelitonthefirst and please do your breast self exam right now. That’s how my cancer was detected, and I can’t stress enough how important it is to get to know your breasts. 

#fuckbreastcancer #lobularbreastcancer #feelitonthefirst#breastselfexaminationalday #breastcancerawareness#fuckpinkribbons #breastcancerwarrior