Pink Saturday - October 30

This week for the last Pink Saturday of October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I offer prayers for all you who are battling this horrible disease.

May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending one another.

--The Buddha

Pennye

Michelle's mom

Oonagh

MaryJane

Anne

Norma

Nancy

Please God, bring healing.
Exodus 12:13

The Power of Faith

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

--Hebrews 11:1

Believe in Miracles

O God, Your ways are holiness;
what god is as great as God?
You are the God who works wonders.

--Psalm 77:14

Father, for the strength you have given me I thank you.
For the health you have blessed me with, I thank you.
For the women who are going through breast cancer and their families
I ask you to strengthen and to heal as you see fit.
Lord we know you want us to be in good health and to prosper.
Lord use us to do the work you have for us to do.
For we know time is getting short on this earth.
Lord be with every woman who is sick and encourage them as only you can.
I know how faithful you are.
You have shown yourself to be everything you say you are in your Holy Word.
I praise you for you made this body and you can heal this body.
In Jesus Name I pray. Amen.

Thank you Beverly from How Sweet The Sound for hosting our weekly meeting of the Pinks.

Thank you for visiting.

Carpet One Pink Ribbon Welcome Mats

For all my Pink Saturday friends who asked where you can purchase Carpet One Pink Ribbon Welcome Mats in support of breast cancer research, click here for the store locator link.

Pink Saturday - October 9th

Every year the month of October brings all sorts of household items in Pink. We've all seen the pink toasters, waffle ovens, light bulb packaging....



Since 2004 Carpet One Floor and Home has been supporting breast cancer research and awareness.



Every October Carpet One introduces Welcome Mats with the Pink Ribbon Symbol.



They run a contest where every day people can send in a design. Several of the designs are chosen and made into Welcome Mats. All of Carpet One Floor & Home’s welcome mats are stain-and-water resistant and machine-washable.



25% of each welcome mat sale helps The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF), and the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) find a cure for breast cancer.
The mats are available year round at Carpet One Floor & Home stores for approximately $24.99US/$34.99CDN.



To date, the sale of Carpet One's pink ribbon welcome mats have raised more than $800,000 in the U.S and Canada.



C'mon and be your own Breast friend. Make that appointment for your mammogram.

If you know someone who is learning about breast cancer in the up-close and personal way, please leave me a comment with their name. On Pink Saturday October 30th, I will do a blog-roll of all the names so we can do a prayer circle. Strength in numbers, women helping women.

Every week our Pink Saturday hostess Beverly of How Sweet the Sound brings us all together to share our Pink. Thank you Beverly.



Thanks for visiting. Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

Pink Saturday - October 2

It's October already!
That means cooler temperatures, coloured leaves, pumpkins and
Breast Cancer Awareness month.



The Canadian Mint issued this 25-cent piece in 2006




The Canadian Cancer Society sells these key chains called ThingamaBoob. It has different size pink beads on it representing different size lumps at different detection stages.


Estimated Number of New Cases:

* On average, 445 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every week, an increase of 9 women per week from 2009.
* Estimated number of new cases of breast cancer in females by age:
o 6,600 breast cancer cases diagnosed in women 70+
o 5, 800 breast cancer cases diagnosed in women 60-69
o 6,200 breast cancer cases diagnosed in women 50-59
o 3, 500 breast cancer cases diagnosed in women 40-49
o 950 breast cancer cases diagnosed in women under the age of 40

* In 2010, an estimated 180 men in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Men with breast cancer make up a little less than 1% of all cases.

Estimated Number of Deaths:

* In 2010, an estimated 5,300 women in Canada will die from breast cancer
* On average, 100 Canadian women will die of breast cancer every week

# One in nine (11%) Canadian women are expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime (this means by age 90).
# One in 28 Canadian women is expected to die from breast cancer.

At present, the five-year relative survival rate for female breast cancer in Canada is 87% (84% for men) which means women diagnosed with breast cancer have an 87% likelihood of being alive 5 years after their diagnosis.

2010 Statistics from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.





Because I care



and make that appointment!



Thank you to Beverly our hostess at How Sweet The Sound for hosting our Pink Saturdays. Don't forget to visit Sherry at Country Wings in Phoenix. Last week we had a groovy time!

And on a personal note, please say a prayer for Penny who is experiencing her own journey with this disease.

Thank you for visiting. Have a great weekend.