… is a very important month for every one. It is the Breast Cancer Awareness month. It’s a constant reminder of the struggles that my mom had to go through losing her mom to this disease at a very young age. I’ve never had a chance to know and love my grandmother. It pains me. It pains my family. This is a disease that is plaguing for a long time. And yet there are many out there ignoring the basic care needed, in order to prevent or detect.
Annually, international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention and cure… by Wikipedia.
With many organizations, media outlets & blogger’s spreading the awareness, are you:
a) encouraged to do everything possible to prevent or detect breast cancer?
b) aware of your responsibility to encourage one another?
c) doing what is needed to prevent or detect, correctly?
There are several ways to subdue this disease. Educate yourself is the first stage. With correct information, discussion with your doctor and regular self-examination, we can confidently lower the risk of breast cancer.
Supporting existing and active charities is also important to further encourage research for cure and treatment of breast cancer.
If you are a blogger, please take some time to go pink, spread the breast cancer awareness, and share your personal experiences. Spread the ribbon of hope and wear it proudly.
Last but not least, LOOT would donate USD 5.00 on each purchase made in the month of October to honor and contribute towards BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. Encourage each other to contribute for cancer treatment and research. Charity details would be shared soon.
Prevention, is always better than cure…
The sky is clear! I could hear birds chirping happily. It must sense the freshness in the air. Beautiful, joy and peaceful surroundings. The garden has bloomed with much happy results! Since it is also the beginning of winter, the Red Maple tree in particular, blossomed with red and yellow leaves. I am hopeful that the beauty would linger on as season’s change.
*Kiran snaps out from a momentarily disjointed vision*
It is still winter… But?
Now, now.. wait a second? I rushed out of the house and I scanned around for confirmation. The sky isn’t clear, it’s as gloomy as yesterday! The construction is clearly not over, so what’s up with beautiful, joy and peaceful? Where are “they“?
Endless, mindless construction
Unfortunately, the sights did not last long. Neither did the Red Maple tree. I feel like a train wreck as I examine my beautiful, now bald, Maple Tree (the before and after pictures as shown) *sobs*! Even my green pastures are no longer green, sigh!
Before and after 🙁
But there is always HOPE.
Weather is gloomy. Sun is playing hide-and-seek between clouds for a few days now. But as I took my casual stroll equipped with a camera, I watched and gulped as I realized everything around me gave a sudden sense of easement and security. I started appreciating even the minute details. Suddenly, I sense a change. The sun rays shooting out from the sky and through the trees. And I know this is where I have found beauty. Duck’s are swimming happily in and around the pond. And I know this is where I found joy. The sounds of birds chirping, almost swallows the construction noises. And I know this is where I found peace. We some times get caught up at moments in life where we stop appreciating even the smallest blessings. Recalling memories in which Ma used to threaten if I did not finish eating my meals. She would talk about the poor and unfortunates that could barely go by a day with 1 meal. I do feel guilty till date. And here I am sitting and complaining about my surroundings. Well, I guess I am learning how to find and see beautiful, joy and peace in matters that bothers me. Cribbing is genetic, so I guess even if I try, I won’t be able to rid it 😉
Beautiful. Joy, Peace and HOPE
