[COLOR=EE82EE] I was thinking you look a bit pensive in your new Avi Shontay. I agree wholeheartedly!!! As a CA survivor and harborer of a major chronic illness, I'm grateful for[/COLOR] [COLOR=EE82EE] everyday. This is a perfect segue [/COLOR][COLOR=EE82EE]into raising awareness for Breast Cancer. Ladies/Gents breast cancer is no respecter of persons----your age and family history are[/COLOR] [COLOR=EE82EE] factors but there are exceptions. Don't forget to schedule your[/COLOR][COLOR=EE82EE] mammograms and do your self breast exams.[/COLOR] [COLOR=EE82EE] I remember Specktra's own Leelee who we lost to cancer at such a young age. She was a really sweet person. Such a harsh reminder of how fragile life really is. [/COLOR] [COLOR=EE82EE] Take a minute to review this video. You might have seen it already but I entered my best friend as a remarkable woman and lost her to ALS a few months later. I'm[/COLOR] [COLOR=EE82EE] somehow comforted but really [/COLOR][COLOR=EE82EE]moved because once I entered her, she watched this video too. It may be a suitable reminder of a remarkable woman in your life. [/COLOR] [COLOR=EE82EE] This original tribute was coordinated by Kim MacGregor as a "feel good" [/COLOR][COLOR=EE82EE]movement, "I Believe She's Amazing" in honor of her friend[/COLOR] [COLOR=EE82EE]Erika Heller who passed away[/COLOR] [COLOR=EE82EE] May 28th, 2009 at 31 yrs. old..[/COLOR][COLOR=EE82EE].this is her living legacy. Check it out.[/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] I agree wholeheartedly, you never know how lucky you are until you see someone else's struggles, especially with health. Or being hit with something out of the blue, changes your perspective on life. I was born with a chronic/fatal disease, I've been very lucky living so long, while most of my friends have slowly passed away over the years. I was diagnosed with severe form of skin cancer as a co-morbid disease when i was 30, they removed tumors surgically for the past 5 years, but last month they found one that could not be removed so I will be starting radiation therapy in a month to hopefully get rid of it, which is a dangerous treatment for someone with my disorder but if the cancer grows it will spread to vital areas. That being said, watch your bodies ladies! Trust your instincts and always check yourselves. If i hadn't gone in for my routine exam i may not have noticed the teeny tiny start of something that became huge, and it has extended my life. I'm grateful for every extra day I've been given and I'll be 36 in two weeks, the age one of my best friends died at of the same thing. And I don't plan on stopping! There's too many pretty things out there to enjoy still! Sorry for the rant this just really hit home this month.