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Sprinkled In Pink — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:05:27 +0000

JOIN THE WALK: Billie’s Boob Club Oct 17 New York

Sprinkled In Pink — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:41:38 +0000

Sprinkled In Pink is walking for BILLIE.

In May of this year, Billie Christie, a young woman from New York, NY, found a lump in her breast. It was small and hard, and caused her pain when her beautiful, healthy baby rubbed against her while being carried. Feeling immediately that something was wrong, Billie made an appointment to have the spot looked at even though a routine annual physical had shown no sign of a lump or abnormality.

“I have large breasts, so everything feels lumpy. I felt for lumps haphazardly and irregularly, because I don’t have a family history. I didn’t know that you don’t have to have a family history to get breast cancer. I would have tossed up a lump the size of a pea as a muscle knot, because I work out a lot. I didn’t know any differently. And a lot of women I spoke to after I was diagnosed were very surprised to know that that’s what it would feel like that a small, hard, little pea is what breast cancer feels like!”

The American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms for women over the age of 40. Younger women should talk with their healthcare provider about their risk factors and have a clinical breast exam during a periodic health exam, at least every three years. Women can also discuss the benefits and limitations of breast self-exam and, should they choose to do this, receive instructions. All women should know their body, and like Billie, report any abnormal changes to their doctor immediately.

Billie was surprised, and then she got angry. She didn’t know what to look for or what to ask, and didn’t know that only a small percentage of cancers are family related. She channeled that anger and frustration, as well as her confusion and anxiety about her cancer and what course of treatment she should choose, into hyper-vigilant advocacy on behalf of her family and friends. “I’ve always been the maniac in the family. I’ve never smoked, I’ve exercised my whole life, I’ve always been healthy. But cancer doesn’t discriminate it can get you no matter who you are.

“When I had the opportunity, I talked to everyone. ‘If I can get breast cancer, anyone can get breast cancer; go get a mammogram.’ I have friends who’ve scheduled their tests because of what I’m going through, and that’s amazing. But I’m very passionate. Now I need to share my experience with other people, so that hopefully someone else can hear my story and say, ‘oh, I need to go get a check-up.’ That’s what I want to have happen.”

And that’s where Making Strides Against Breast Cancer comes in. “This past year, when I needed information, I went to the American Cancer Society Web site. A friend with Stage IV breast cancer told me ‘Don’t look anything up on the internet. I’d die if I read every awful thing someone wrote about the cancer I have. Visit only the trusted sites American Cancer Society, the hospital where you’re having your treatment.’” Billie visited cancer.org regularly, for information, for resources, for support. “I kept seeing Making Strides. There’s a walk in Brooklyn it’s in Prospect Park, which I love. And since I’m so passionate about making people aware of this, I’ll be walking with my daughter, my fiancé, and friends. You come highly recommended and I want to be part of your movement.”

fall is coming to nyc…

Sprinkled In Pink — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:39:48 +0000

Sprinkled In Pink

Sprinkled In Pink — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:09:42 +0000

Sprinkled In Pink is my online visual inspiration board for over a year now and it works on so many levels and to so many people.

The days are growing warmer, sun is staying longer, feeling the power of the pink tutu.

These are the thoughts that are getting me through, quite gracefully, the loss of several months worth of content. Oh well, life goes on.

Carrie BEFORE Sex And The City…The teen years

Sprinkled In Pink — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:24:28 +0000

In September it was revealed that the teen years of my beloved Carrie (written by Candace Bushnell) is coming next year in the form of two books. Well here is the cover of the first book. LOOK at it! I love it without even cracking it open. I can’t wait to read it, I hope it comes close to summer so I can read while next to a body of water (pool or beach will do)

Woman As Lover Lauren Bacall

Sprinkled In Pink — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:17:36 +0000

Power Of The Pink Tutu

Sprinkled In Pink — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:38:20 +0000

Today, I fully surrender to the power of a pink tutu. That is the feeling I take with me all day while I go along on the daily tasks of life. As the day progresses and life becomes more reality I will smile to myself at the little secret I posses…

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Sprinkled In Pink — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:39:15 +0000

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Woman As Lover – Jean Harlow

Sprinkled In Pink — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:12:33 +0000

Jean Harlow a woman who wasn’t afraid to show her femininity.

Jean is a Woman as Lover in these images beautifully.

Woman As Lover – Marilyon Monroe

Sprinkled In Pink — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:54:39 +0000

A look into a woman as a Lover. Marilyn Monroe is very much the Lover in these images. Her rawness is intoxicating.