Adjectives (October Awareness)

I don't know why I didn't type this post earlier. I've known what I wanted to say for a while. Journalist, Katie Couric announced she had breast cancer and said she was 6 months late for her annual mammogram & felt lucky it was found soon enough.

The Word I Kept Focusing on is Lucky!

A relative posted she was a 36-year survivor of breast cancer this year. That amazes me because I didn't know she ever had the disease until a few years ago. It shouldn't because I grew up in a family that called hysterectomies, "Ladies Surgery". But amazed I am. And my relative never uses the word, Lucky. She says She is Blessed!

Then I remember a classmate from Women's Self-Defense during my UT-Arlington days. We were discussing Domestic Violence. Our instructor asked us our opinions about the victims. And this classmate didn't use the term Lucky. She said they were Stupid. I was pissed off. So much so, for the one-page assignment on the lesson, I explained my feelings about what she said. Two class periods later we were made to read each other's statements. I found out she was a victim. We never talked about what we read to one another. I just hoped she understood she was Loved.

Lots of adjectives to describe October, Breast Cancer & Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I just hope everyone affected by these two issues are receptive that they are Lucky, Blessed, & Loved. Because words like those are what the Awareness for this month should be about.

As Always Talking to You Adult Terms!!!

FYI

For anonymous, confidential help, 24/7, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

The Komen Breast Care Helpline

1-877-465-6636 or email helpline@komen.org