Cancer

So, I was at this fancy luncheon yesterday for Avon recognition. During the course of the afternoon it came up that Avon is raising money for their Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. They asked everyone who has had or who has been touched by breast cancer to raise their hand. I was the only person at our table who did not raise her hand and was amongst the very few in the group who did not.

The woman next to me said, "Wow, you're lucky."

Yeah, lucky. Lucky that my good friend could die at the age of 25 due to the effects of lymphnoma cancer treatment. Lucky that my dad died just a few months ago because of cancer. Lucky that several more peripheral people in my life have had other cancers that do not raise billions of dollars for "awareness".

I think we, as a society, are WELL AWARE of breast cancer.

Not that I am shunning the importance of this cancer or of getting screened. I fully believe women should look after themselves.

It irked me to hear her tell me I'm lucky.