As the October blitz of breast cancer awareness winds down, I'm both glad to see the" pinking of America" fade into the background of more season-appropriate colors, but sad that the attention breast cancer deserves year-round is so quickly replaced by holiday madness. Those women, men and families undergoing treatments, recovering from treatments or just finding out that they have breast cancer must continue to face the challenges while everyone else leaves it all behind. Breast cancer doesn't go away for survivors and their families. It's a constant presence in spite of calendar dates, seasons and holidays...a never-ending quest to heal the body, the mind and the spirit of everyone it touches.
Let's not forget those among us who can't step out of awareness on November 1. Their welfare, and the welfare of all people touched by cancer should be of paramount importance all the time, 365 days a year. So if you know a family stricken with a cancer diagnosis, do something special for them. Make dinner, babysit, walk their dog, take care of the laundry, send flowers or simply call and say "I'm thinking about you." Such simple things...but isn't it always the simple things that seem to say the most?
Namaste.
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