Do It, Or Else

Dear everyone I know,

This is a public service announcement so pay attention!

Ladies, go do your self breast exam! I don't care if you did it yesterday, last week, last month, or never.  Stick your hand in your shirt and feel yourself up (don't forget under your arms)!  Know what you feel like so you know when something changes.  It might not seem like much but it is so very important.

Men, you're not left out in this!  Make sure your ladies are doing their self exams and consider checking your own chest and underarms as well.  Men can get breast cancer too!

Less than 1 in 8 women will have breast cancer at some point in their lives.  Think of 8 women you know, including yourself.  One of you could get breast cancer.  One of you could already have it!

When I think of eight women I know, who are my age (give or take a couple years), four of those women have already found a lump in their breast.  Four women have already taken their futures in their hands and made sure they are the ones in control.  Thankfully, for my friends, not all lumps are cancer but we can kick breast cancer...but only if we find it first.

So go! Go do your self breast exam.  Schedule and appointment and get a clinical breast exam or even a mammogram.  Do it or else I will punch you in the face!

Love and healthy thoughts,
Melinda