Tag: Army of Women

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I’m Blogging For My Breast (and Both of Yours!)

Did you know that:

  • this is the 36th post I’ve written about breast cancer?
  • I am a 14-year survivor of breast cancer?
  • I was 27 when I was first diagnosed?
  • my mom lived for 26 years after her first breast cancer diagnosis?
  • the year before she died, Mom joined the Army of Women, and encouraged me to join, too?

October has always been a rough month for me. All that pink…all those reminders of how breast cancer has been a part of my life. So instead of moping around this October, I’m going to be proactive. I’m starting the month of October by spreading the word about the Army of Women. Did you know that just by joining, you could help PREVENT breast cancer?

The Love/Avon Army of Women (AOW) is a unique program of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit breast cancer research organization. The program is funded through a grant from the Avon Foundation for Women.  The AOW is a groundbreaking initiative that connects breast cancer researchers via the internet with women who are willing to participate in a wide variety of research studies.

Here’s some more information about AOW. Did you know that:

  • the goal of the Army of Women is to recruit ONE MILLION MEN AND WOMEN of all ages and ethnicities, including breast cancer survivors and those who have never had breast cancer?
  • participants will be involved in important research to discover THE CAUSE of breast cancer – how to stop it before it starts?
  • participation in any of the studies is ALWAYS, COMPLETELY voluntary?

Start your October right, and join the Army of Women!

Here are some other things you can do:

  • Update your FaceBook status with the following: “I signed up to STOP breast cancer before it STARTS. Have you? Join today at www.armyofwomen.org, then copy and paste this status update as your own.”
  • Tweet about the AOW and use the hashtag #WritePink.
  • Watch this short video about the Army of Women.

Will you join us?

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Is Reese Witherspoon Up To No Good?

I just read that Reese Witherspoon joined the Army of Women!

I rushed to make a positive comment on Dr. Susan Love’s post. As I was scrolling through the comments, however, I noticed some women were not feeling as positive as I was. Some thought having a celebrity “jump on the bandwagon” makes Army of Women less credible; some thought it was a shame that a celebrity was considered more important than the rest of us who have signed up for AOW.

I had to give this some thought. After all, during one of my “angry moments,” I ripped on celebrities with breast cancer.

In the end, however, I admit that I’m pleased Army of Women has this opportunity to “show off” Reese Witherspoon as a member. After all, Reese is a woman, just like I am. I’m willing to bet that she knows someone with breast cancer; perhaps she has also lost a loved one to breast cancer. (And I feel I can say with certainty that Dr. Love did not mean to imply that Reese Witherspoon was more important than anyone else!)

Celebrities can do good things for good causes. Just look at how Michael J. Fox has brought Parkinson’s into the spotlight. This is just one example; I’m sure you can think of many other causes that may have gone unrecognized before have been noticed and given support because of a celebrity.

So welcome, Reese, to Army of Women! I’m glad you are number 278,027!

Have you joined Army of Women yet?

If you have, look at Michael J. Fox’s website. You can also become involved in the fight against Parkinson’s, and join TeamFox.

Are there other celebrity websites that you like to visit because they help a good cause? Let us know! I’d love to check them out.