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I wanted to talk about “Breast Cancer Awareness Month”. 

Now before I start talking, please remember that I AM a breast cancer survivor.  And with this said, I have the utmost respect for breast cancer survivors and the battle they fight.  I also have the utmost respect for the charities that help raise funds to support research for breast cancer survivors, and the impact that they make.  I am 100% sure this helped to save my life, but there are two things I would like to say, well and maybe three.

First, I don’t really understand why breast cancer gets so much attention.  There are so many cancers out there, and they all SUCK!  I mean…SUCK!  And some more then others.  All the treatments that I went through for my breast were horrible.  The surgeries, the chemo, the radiation, the embarrassment, and the total loss of personal dignity.  And on the funny side was radiation.  For Pete’s sake! For those of you who might not know, I had pictures taken, 5 nurses measuring me, making molds and fussing about doing their job, and then if that was not bad enough, when it came time to have lines drawn on my chest, boob and neck with a permanent marker, it was a man that marched in with the marker!  I had to ask him, how “he” got that job!

But I for one, have a friend who had anal cancer and having all this same stuff done with my bootie in the air, might in my book, be a bit worse.

So why not fight, I am mean fight to have ALL cancers defeated.  I mean, I don’t think there is a anal cancer month? 

So I say we have a “All Cancer Month”.  We fight as a group, as a country, as a nation as the world to cure a disease that effects us all no matter what body part.  No matter who, where, what, man, women and children…let’s fight!!

I think this bothers more people then we think.  One of the first questions I get asked about the book is, is this just for breast cancer?  And my reply is that it is for all cancers.  And I make a very good point of that in the book.

So although there is more I would like to say, for now I want to end by telling you that I am making this an “All Cancer Month”.  So, when you see me, or my posters, or even the book cover, it will be in purple.  Purple is the color for ALL CANCERS!  Keep in mind, I am not disrespecting any cancer….I myself am fighting to cure ALL CANCERS!  Please join me!