This week's cover (picture inside)
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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This week’s cover is sure to turn a lot of heads, and hopefully pique enough curiosity to take a look inside. The original plan was to wrap the pink ribbon of hope around the cover, but I couldn’t escape the feeling that it had been done before.
“What about a pink bra?” I asked, thinking this was just another one of my irreverent and quirky ideas. But it took off like a wildfire, and the next thing I knew, we were taping my favorite bra to a piece of paper that would eventually become this week’s cover.
I’m happy with the way this cover turned out. Men and women will take notice, and maybe, hopefully, pause long enough to read the facts and learn something about this disease that affects so many lives each year. Women need to be conscious and proud of their bodies. Don’t be ashamed and embarrassed to talk about your body, or to give yourself a breast exam. Shame is a hindrance to health, and an easy thing to change. I feel neither shame nor embarrassment that my pink bra is on the cover. I’m proud of my body, what I have to wear to hold it in place, and of what it represents. My breasts are, like for so many other women, a huge part of my life, my self-esteem, and my purpose.
Women, take care of yourselves, become informed, and make a difference in your life. Men, encourage the women you love in your life to be aware of their bodies, to make the right choices, and to live a longer, healthier life. There is no shame in that.
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