Pink For October

You’ll prob­a­bly notice a lit­tle some­thing dif­fer­ent on the site today. If not, you may need to see a doc­tor, because you’re colorblind.

Once again this year, I’ve gone Pink For October. I do this to raise aware­ness, to remind myself and those who visit this site that we should never flag in our efforts to erad­i­cate this ter­ri­ble dis­ease. I also make my site pink to show sol­i­dar­ity with the brave women who have strug­gled with breast can­cer, cel­e­brate those who have over­come it, and to mourn those who’ve lost the battle.

Here’s the deal: breast can­cer is more than a killer. It’s a demor­al­izer and a cheat. It cheats women out of their fig­ures, their self image and their sense of fem­i­nin­ity. Breast can­cer is, quite frankly, a bitch.

The unfor­tu­nate real­ity is those of us who haven’t lost a loved one to breast can­cer are very likely to know some­one who has. These women deserve our atten­tion. They deserve our time. These sis­ters, moth­ers, wives and lovers demand noth­ing less than our renewed com­mit­ment to join the fight against breast can­cer with redou­bled effort and inde­fati­ga­ble resolve.

Please visit PinkForOctober​.org to learn more about how you can help.