October is upon us - time for another onslaught of pink ribbons, fundraisers, and the triggering of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Once you've had breast cancer, you are unrelentingly, constantly aware of it: my "treatment" might be just an oral pill, my surgeries might be over, but I am not free of cancer. I won't know for 20 years if my body is free of cancer, and I can say with certainty that my mind is never, ever cancer-free.
So expect a lot of posts this month, and a lot of feelings. I'll try to limit the pink - it was never my favorite color, and now it is full of loaded associations.
Today is Oct. 1, so #feelitonthefirst ladies - time for your monthly reminder to DO YOUR BREAST SELF-EXAMS. Get to know your boobs, so you can know if they are changing. I felt my own lump, that my mammograms missed, so I am forever grateful I did those exams.
#breastselfexam #breastawareness #breastcancerawareness#fuckbreastcancer #doyourselfexams #breastcancerisntpink#breastcancerisntpinkandpretty #lobularbreastcancer#lobularbreastcanceralliance
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