Gotta Keep Fighting (October Awareness)

I almost typed I won't be doing these type of posts anymore. While last year's post was being posted (automatic timer), I was finding out my brother had left this world. We were leaving the private family viewing & I learned a young woman I know had just left an emotionally abusive relationship. I was in a purple top and I was floored. But I then chucked the emotions over to grief. And also I always notice that Domestic Violence awareness is only talked about by the mainstream media the last few days of the month. Like it's an "Oh Yeah".

Then this year, I found out the required ages for a mammogram changed yet again. You prepare your mind to start having to have these screenings

Women ages 40 to 44 should have the choice to start annual breast cancer screening with mammograms if they wish to do so. Women age 45 to 54 should get mammograms every year. Women 55 and older should switch to mammograms every 2 years or can continue yearly screening.

and then you find out you're in an "If They Wish To Do So" group. Who wishes to get their boobs smashed? And health insurance doesn't cover wishes. That reminded me of my loved one who came to "nutritional professional" me for help with a diet plan when she was diagnosed. A small chart with suggestions on a plate was all they gave her. And my thought is still the same, "Medical Science can be the biggest jerks at times". Oh and if you know about male breast cancer, consider yourself in a small population. It's not talk about much, either.

But at the beginning of this October Awareness, I saw myself changing my profile pictures all over social media. I was sharing an event to bring about awareness and the song "I Need You to Survive" Bishop Hezekiah Walker & the Love Alive Choir came on the Mind Radio. The tears ran down my face. That's why I still wear the colors pink & purple in October and beyond. I stay in the fight because my heart wants victims to be survivors. I stay in the fight because of every victim turn survivor I know & don't know. I stay in the fight for victims that didn't get the chance to be a survivor.

Oh, the breast cancer & domestic abuse systems in place need all the work & workers they can get. Because well, "No System" kills us all. Until there are no victims to become survivors, Stay in the Fight!

As Always Talking to You In Adult Terms!