Every year 50,000 people in th UK alone are diagnosed with breast cancer, that is one person every 10 minutes. Don't live your life thinking it will happen to someone else or seeing it as a disease that occurs in later life - sadly it can happen to anyone at anytime. I urge you to check your breasts on a monthly basis. Here's what to look and feel for:
Changes in size or shape.
Changes in skin texture such as puckering or dimpling.
Inverted nipple.
A lump or thickening of breast tissue.
Redness or a rash on the skin/around the nipple.
Discharge from one or both nipples.
Constant pain in breast or armpit.
Swelling in armpit/around collarbone.
Please don't be afraid or embarassed to go to your doctor if you think something might be wrong, or if you just want some guidance on checking your breasts. Be Brave, Be Strong, And Go - don't leave it and hope it will go away, because it won't. You are master of your own destiny. A woman is like a teabag...you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water - you are stronger and braver than you might realise.
Breast Cancer Care is a wonderful charity full of helpful advice and support please visit their website http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/
This month is breast cancer awareness month, so get out there, shop and show your support....because one day, you or your loved one may need it.
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| Wristbands from Dorothy Perkins £2 (all proceeds go to Breast Cancer Care). Why not buy one for your best mate too - everyone loves a frienship bracelet! |
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| For all you bakers out there Le Creuset's specially designed Strawberry Tea Collection is a must, it's a 10 piece special limited edition set (£1.25 from the sale of each item will be donated to Breast Cancer Care). My favourites are the cream and sugar set (£29) and jam jar, complete with spoon (£20).  Spruce up your kitchenware for a good cause. Available from www.lecreuset.co.uk |
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| In need of an excuse to eat chocolate? ... it's for charity, so would be rude not to, right? 58p each, with 5p donated to Breast Cancer Care, available at Asda |
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| Elemis Think Pink Beauty Kit £29.90 Available at spas, department stores and online at www.timetospa.co.uk Includes - 30ml marine cream in limited edition pink jar 15ml liftiing neck and bust treatment cream in a pink "boob tube" 50ml shower cream patent pink cube cosmetic bag |
“My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.” Olivia Newton-John
“The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart.” Nikolai Lenin
“The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.” C.C. Scott
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” Eleanor Roosevelt
“Once you choose hope, anything's possible.” Christopher Reeve
2 comments:
Thanks for writing this post, it really is such an important thing for us ladies to think about xx
Thank you for reading it Rachel - like you say, it is so important for us girls to be aware of this terrible disease xx
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