March 5, 2008
It Pays to do a Breast Self-Exam
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My friend, Kelsey, aka HolyMama sends reminders on the 17th of each month to do a BSE (breast self-exam.) She had a frightening experience, while breastfeeding, and has made it a priority to keep other women from finding out too late that they may have breast cancer. My mom, who is a breast cancer survivor, has told others that by not taking matters into your own hands (pun intended) you can procrastinate yourself into an early grave. Kelsey sends these reminders via her blog http://www.holymama.org and runs a contest along with it. Each time you complete your BSE and post a comment saying such, she enters you into a drawing for something really cool. Even though I'm breastfeeding, I still do my BSE. So this month, after posting my comment, I found out that I was randomly selected as the winner! One of the prizes was homemade chocolate truffles, made by Kelsey herself. These are extra special to me because 1. Kelsey does not like to cook and 2. Kelsey made them! Along with the grand prize package was a cool lip gloss ring that looks like the perfect accessory to wear to a cocktail party. I was really excited! Not that this busy mommy of four attends such grown-up functions. I'm not sure I could get out of the house in a little black dress without spit-up on it! Well the excitement just got better! When I opened my mailbox this afternoon, there was a huge package stuffed inside (thanks Mr. Mailman for your careful handling!!!) from Kelsey. I opened it up and here's what I found:  Isn't the floral pop-up card beautiful? Ah, a bouquet that will not wilt. The box was full of chocolate truffles. I didn't bother to count how many were in there, because I didn't want Thomas to ask why he was only privileged to eat one, rather than 5 or more. The box of M&M's were a variety of light pink and fuchia, and were personalized with "Kelsey Kilgore" and "Holy Mama." The top of the ring opens on a hinge and has light pink sparkly lip gloss inside. Pretty, huh? Well I have no idea where it is, because my 9 year old dd, Lauren, took immediate possession of it as soon as I took this picture! Since I never attend cocktail parties, I was looking forward to flashing this at the McDonald's employee who takes my next order for Happy Meals. I was even planning on practicing a few graceful swiping motions of my debit card before the next playgroup.  This was the ONE chocolate truffle I saved for Thomas. It was a BIG box, by the way. LOL Oh and I'm not sure the M&M's lasted more than 2 minutes after Lauren and 5 year old Matthew got their hands on the tin! But I saved the card ~ it's mine ~ and the blooms will last forever, which is more than I can say for the other plants in my house. So thanks Kelsey for the lovely package, and for reminding all of us ladies how important it is to take care of our bodies. And please check out her blog and remember to do your BSE each month! |
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