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Paying it Forward for Breast Cancer Awareness, Research, Prevention & CURE !

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Real Estate Agent with EXP Realty 414-525-0563 57026-90 Broker

    If you don't know a friend, neighbor or relative who has had and hopefully won, the fight against breast cancer...you must be living on some other planet.  We know many people...most who have won the battle and continue to strengthen the efforts to bring more awareness, more early detection, advancing treatment and finding a cure for this disease that strikes far too many people...both men and women throughout the world.

 Cosmo J. Hanson   Cosmo,(our older cat/son) gets the credit for helping us Pay it Forward for this cause....and developing more awareness. He only likes Fancy Feast Chunky Chicken...not tuna and chicken, not chicken with gravy or cheese....Chunky chicken...and he is not alone so if you don't get to the store when it has been delivered...you find yourself sharing your own plate with Cosmo who will ...if he has to ...eat people food of certain varieties.  Off to Walmart to raid their supply since we were down to the last couple cans....not quite a case in stock but it will hold us over to the next delivery.

   When I entered the store I found a gorgeous display of small pink cala lily plants with the well known pink ribbon everyone associates with Breast Cancer and the Susan Komen logo on the outer wrapping. From the everything-happens-for-a-reason school....I bought a plant and delivered it to one of our short sale sellers who was having a particularly difficult time dealing with having to short sale the house she had called home for a couple of decades.  The flowers are beautiful....almost artificial in appearance with each bloom a perfection of Mother Nature's own creation.   I wished silently for them all to disappear in people's carts as a portion of the profit goes to fight breast cancer.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month....and for each transaction we close, and each listing we take, we are going to do something to help elevate awareness and discover a cure.  There are so many ways that we can help.Pink Calla Lily  Buying these flowers and giving them to people is just one way and there are others as well....walks and runs that are being held in your community. Cut a thons that may be hostessed by your local beauty salon....Pink items you can purchase from many, many places to help stop this horrible disease.

    What if YOU as an active and caring member of Active Rain joined us in helping spread this awareness during the month of October? What  great and powerful good we can accomplish....

   Join us....do what you can....make the world a better place, be thankful for your good health and help others to enjoy it as well..Help fight the battle against breast cancer...one bloom...one race, one step at a time.

Posted by

Sally K. & David L. Hanson, ABR, CDPE, CSS, e-Pro,ILHM, REDS


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Bonnie Vaughan
Scranton, PA
CNE SFR - Buyers/Sellers - Lackawanna & Surroundin

I've been down the road twice.  Once in 1998 and once with stage 4 in 2004.  Nothing is more important in this fight than education and prevention.  I pray for a cure, but I still think it is years away.  I'm always very open about my battles and hope others will gain strength from speaking with me.

Sep 26, 2011 05:00 PM
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Congratulations on your great attitude and successful battles....Let's hope with heightened awareness, early detection and more research funds, the cure is just around the next corner.

Sep 27, 2011 12:12 AM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

This is a good way to pay it forward. I will go to Walmart and see if they have the cala lily plants.

Sep 27, 2011 12:29 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

My grandmother was a breast cancer survivor.  Gone now, but she lived most of her adult life with only one breast.  She was an inspiration and I miss her!  We should all do what we can to spread awareness.

Sep 27, 2011 02:15 AM