My husband's first wife died of breast cancer at the same time her daughter was undergoing treatment for it, so we have two cases in this family, one of which proved to be fatal. I've had a friend undergo bilateral mastectomy at the age of 40 for it. It's frightening and can be ruthless. Thanks for reminding us what's important beyond social media fun and games.

Strong and true post. I had questions in my mind about the bra color thing. Though as a man I didn't feel able to question any women I know.

Rated.

Kathy,unfortunately those stories are all too common. I think it's good something like this which rouses us out of our daily grind to think about them, but hopefully it also inspires some action as well.

Scylla, thanks for stopping by and commenting. You know that dimension of excluding the guys kinda bugged me, although I understood the tactic. But, alot of times it is the support and pushing of male loved ones that helps a woman face this stuff. At least it's like that in my house and I aim to raise my sons to care about this stuff as well.

Thanks again for stopping, rating, and commenting!!

I had reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy (for reasons too complicated to go into here), but for what it's worth, even before the reconstruction, I would not have felt people were being insensitive posting their bra color. We all react in our own way, but I always felt supported by all the expressions of concern and support for breast cancer survivors, whatever form they took.

That said, it's very good of you to remind us that a lot of the cancer awareness tactics can be tough on someone who is struggling with cancer-related issues. I really appreciated it when people in my daily life tried to be careful not to upset or further traumatize me.

Thanks for sharing your perspective Susan :)