OCTOBER IS....

[Cultured Pearl]

Good evening sorors and sisterfriends.

Thanks for the message AKA2D'91. I'm sure that this horrible disease has affected many of our families, if not some of us personally on this board. My mother has had a double mastectomy and an aunt a lumpectomy...so at the tender age of 32, I've already had two mammograms. Early detection is definitely the key!

October is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Unfortunately, domestic violence has also affected many of our families, if not some of us personally on this board. Again, I have an aunt and a cousin who have suffered at the hands of insecure and downright cruel men! If only everyone could truly appreciate that "hands are for helping, not for hurting"...