Pink Extravaganza – October is Breast Cancer Awareness

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

Medical professionals from doctors to nurses, and attendants to hospital security are banding together, donning pink gloves (ties, shoes and hats too) and dancing their little hearts out! And why would our doctors, nurses and other medical care givers do such a thing? To show support and raise awareness about Breast Cancer!

Did you know that breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in women?

As mothers, professionals, care givers and leaders, we often spend much of our time caring for those we love. And so many of us are know someone, a friend or loved one, who has survived or succumbed to breast cancer. While we hope for a cure, which some speculate may not be that far away, the best thing that we can do is raise awareness, show our support and continue to carry the flame of strength, perseverance, and grace that burns in each of us.

I absolutely loved this video! A Scorsese masterpiece it was not. But the joy, dedication and obvious commitment to this cause was evident. It not only made me proud to live in Rochester, it made me proud to know that for all of the medical industry’s flaws and misgivings, there still are places and people who value the person and not the dollar.

I laughed and for a brief moment, I cried. We’re all in this together and that my friends is a wonderful thing to know.