Be Aware

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
I have to be totally honest and tell you that I have not really thought much about this awareness campaign before. I have completed a couple of 5K events that benefited the Susan G.Komen Foundation, but it was mostly a way for me to work towards my own selfish fitness goals.
I am also not one to be very prudent in the ways of "self care" if you catch my drift. I, like many others, think it can't happen to me.
But my entire perspective on this disease has changed in the last couple of weeks. Two very important people in my life were diagnosed with breast cancer this month. It seems surreal when someone tells you this is happening to them. Again, you don't think it will ever hit that close to home.
So I am challenging all of you to do what I am going to do. First, become more aware of your body so you can see any changes you might experience. Second, find some time to donate whatever resources you have (monetary or otherwise) to fight this horrible disease.
You can visit the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month website for further information.