Buttons

Last night I had a dream about buttons. Every colour. Every size. Every shape.

When I woke up I could see all of the buttons so clearly and wondered what they represented in my subconscious. Then my mind drifted to all of the women around the world who will be coming to Hamilton next year for the World Conference on Breast Cancer.

We are like the buttons. We come in every variety. The factor that makes us most like the button is we often hold our families and communities together. When we get sick, we are like the button, whose thread has come loose and we need someone to help us get through.

Call For Abstracts Extended

For all of you interested in participating in the conference as a Speaker or putting on a workshop, the 'Call for Abstracts' has been extended to the end of October.

To get more information or to submit your Abstract on line go to: http://www.wcbcf.ca/conference/abstract-form/

Things are really getting exciting - key notes confirmed, plans being firmed up, sponsors and partners joining us and much more. From my view point I can feel the momentum building. Gives me goose bumps.

What do you give thanks for?

This is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. Many families gather to enjoy the bounties of the harvest and to give thanks for our many blessings.

I was in a coffee shop yesterday and the staff had put out a sheet of paper and pen encouraging customers to answer the questions, "What do you give thanks for?". Customers had written things like, "My health", "My Children", "Having good friends", "Enough food to eat". As I looked at the list, I recognized the significance of Thanksgiving. We often take the simple things for granted when we have them.

My mind jumped to those living in other places in the world who face all kinds of adversity. For many of these people having the simple things is not only a blessing - it is a miracle.

I am so blessed. If I were to start listing all of my blessings I would be sitting here for days.

So I will pose the same question to you that I read in the coffee shop, "What do you give thanks for?"

World Conference on breast Cancer Winnipeg

You know it is breast cancer awareness month due to the flashes of pink everywhere. Pink ribbons, pink papers, pink - pink - pink. There were waves of pink running in most major cities across Canada on Sunday as it was the Run for the Cure which benefits the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, a long standing sponsor of the WCBCF.

Back in Winnipeg at the 5th World Conference on Breast Cancer we had our own share of pink waves. Check out some of the fabulous images from the conference by watching this wonderful photo montage.