Pink Saturday

Today is Pink Saturday hosted by Beverly, her link is on my sidebar, drop by to see other great pink posts ! Thanks so much to Beverly, for being such a gracious,sweet host !

Ribbons have been used to express solidarity on the part of the wearer with the identified cause since the early to late 20th Century. Pink Ribbons are used to express support for women (and men) who are diagnosed with breast cancer.

My pink post today is in memory of my precious mother, who lost her battle to breast cancer 3 yrs ago last month. I miss her dearly.It is also in honor of my dear Aunt Sue in IL who is now fighting this ugly disease, she was just recently diagnosed.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, after nonmelanoma skin cancer. Over the past 50 years, the number of women diagnosed with the disease has increased each year. Today, approximately 1 in almost every 8 women (13.4%) will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer -- and is the leading cause of cancer death among women ages 35 to 54. To all precious ladies fighting this battle, I pray for a cure.

What a wonderful God we have...who so wonderfully comforts and strengthens us in our hardships and trials. And why does he do this? So that when others are troubled, needing our sympathy and encouragement, we can pass on to them this same help and comfort God has given us. 2 Cor. 1:3-4