Think about your mother, your daughter, your sister, your aunt, your father. We all know someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. For me, I think of my grandmother. I never met her. She died at the age of 35. My mother was just 10 years old. My heart hurts when I think about how young she was, how scared she must have been – dying of a disease that at the time no one talked about, leaving behind three young children. I know my mother often wonders what it would have been like to have a mom growing up -- that is something breast cancer stole from her. I would like to think that wouldn’t happen today. We know so much more about the disease, we encourage examinations, wear clever t-shirt, and have come so far in fighting the disease. But we still have a ways to go.
Breast cancer can get anyone – regardless of age, gender, or race. Here in Maryland, our chances of meeting someone impacted by breast cancer is pretty likely – our state is 5
th in nation when it comes to the disease. ABC2 sponsors the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and we will be doing a live broadcast at the race. In preparation of the race – we have been telling stories of hope, survival, death, life, and support. We have met some incredible people whether they are survivors, care givers, or family members left behind to tell the stories of their loved ones who didn’t make it.
Let’s do more than just wear pink, put on a ribbon, or run a race. Let’s think about breast cancer everyday and fight it all year long so we can keep making amazing strides.
