KellyAnn writes Tea&Biscotti her lovely blog is an English/Italian capsule, a little memory box of Italianess that is the life of her, her husband and their beautiful Bambina. She can be heard tweeting and chatting on Facebook too.
A few weeks ago I saw a tweet by @DirtyLaundryUK saying they were doing a play in Yorkshire about Breast Cancer. I enquired if it was coming to London as any time I hear/see/read the words breast cancer, I feel a complusive urge to “to do something”. Two years ago, the day before I got married, my mother-in-law was diagnosed with breast cancer. Supporting her through the chemo, the radiotherapy and the sheer fear of not surviving has been, to be truthful, horrific. However, she is a survivor! Many women are, IF, it is caught early enough and treated properly.
I contacted Sharon at DirtyLaundery and asked if I could write a post about boobs, what they mean to me, what would I do without one of them? Without both of them? Sharon, as well as lots of others, was amazed that I showed such interest and support. I dont think you can shout too loud or too often about Breast Cancer and you dont need to be an old woman to get it. We all should be aware how precious are breasts are and for this reason, I came up with #BRAvellous – an opportunity for women, and men, to tell us how BRAvellous their boobs are, how someone BRAvellous they know has beaten Breast Cancer, or sadly, not. One time, women burned their bra’s. Today, let’s embrace them!
Also remember the Brit Mums Give As You Live campaign where Marianne from Mari’s World has chosen UCL Cancer Research Trust as her charity and urges every reader to down load the Give As You Live app and donate the commission of your shopping to charity without spending a penny more. Do read more and download today
Find all the talk on Twitter by using the hashtag #BRAvellous and add your Boob post to the link below
About Marianne Whooley
BLOGS AT: Mari's World; TWITTER: @maris_world. Mother of four and gran to two Marianne Whooley has spent half her life in the UK and the other half in Italy. Blogging since Jan 2010, she finds it hard to drag herself away from her laptop. She likes to dabble in the kitchen, mess around with a camera, play at gardening, and she’s an expert in packing suitcases. She’d quite like to be an author translated into 25 languages but what she’s really good at is being a mum, a woman and a good friend.
Hello BritsMums, I was contacted on Twitter about your site but unsure what I am to do. Looks like a great site–did you want me to leave a blog here? Let me know how I can help. Best, Ann
Hi Ann, we have a forum area, just go to http://www.britmums.com and join. We’d love to have you there!