The month October touches on two very important issues. October is Domestic Violence Awareness and also National Breast Cancer Awareness. Domestic Violence is represented by the purple ribbon and Breast Cancer is represented by the pink ribbon. Are you or someone you loved affected by either?Breast Cancer
2.3 million women in the United States are living with a breast cancer diagnosis. It’s a scary thing. Anyone regardless of age or race can be affected. It’s important to have regular annual checkouts and more if you have a relative or family member who’s been affected by breast Cancer. Early detective is so important. Reach out to your family and friends for support and
get the facts. Surround yourself by people who love you and reach out to cancer survivors.
RESOURCES:
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
www.nbcam.org
American Cancer Society
Resource Link:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_National_Breast_Cancer_Awareness_Month.asp
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence shouldn’t happen to anyone. Don’t settle and never feel you are not worthy of a violence-free environment. Domestic violence goes undetected behind closed doors way too often. Usually the woman or man is embarrassed that it is taken place, they are scared, and they believe or at least hope everything will get better.
“Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime.”“Nearly one-third of American women (31 percent) report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives.”
Both statistics were taken from http://endabuse.org/resources/facts/
Know that you have options and there are support groups. Don’t allow yourself and your children to continue to live in an unsafe environment. You are worthy of a better life – we all are.
RESOURCES:
Domestic Violence
http://www.domesticviolence.org/
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 (Call within any 50 states. Help is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year)http://www.ndvh.org/
Article written by:
Tinisha Nicole Johnson
Author, Writer and Poet
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