Breast Cancer Awareness
This is my first day back to life and LAMA as usual after a tough week. Last Friday I lost my Aunt to complications associated with her recent breast cancer diagnosis. She was an incredibly warm and generous person who worked hard to bring her family from Ecuador to the US. In just one generation, our family has managed to accomplish some amazing things that could never have been possible had my Aunt not had so much courage, strength and wisdom. She deserves the biggest “bravo!!” you can imagine. She will be missed by so many people forever.
Coincidentally, October happens to be breast cancer awareness month so I decided to check out Etsy this morning to see how Etsy shop owners were getting involved. To my delight, there were over 140 pages worth of beautiful breast cancer products to search through and better yet, most of the sellers were donating a percentage of the proceeds from their sales to organizations like the Susan G. Komen Foundation! Here are a few of my favorite products.
1. “Fight Breast Cancer Notecard” by RibbonsAndShadows
2. “Think Pink Notecards” (set of 6) by Tommy Mama
3. “Straight from the Heart” keychain by LittleSweetHearts
4. “Little Pink Owl, Give a Hoot Breast Cancer Button” by SillyOwlByTheSea
5. “Breast Cancer Awareness Dog Collar” by The Mod Dog
6. “Felt Pink Ribbon Bunny” by Dolly Oblong
7. “Hope” Breast Cancer Necklace by Amy Cornwell
8. “Pink Ribbon Porcelain Breast Cancer Pin” by Linda Cain
9. “Breast Cancer Awareness Bunnies” by StarMonkey
10. “Drawing for Pink” by Pretty Little Thieves
Thank you to all the wonderful Etsy artists who are creating for a good cause. LAMA will certainly be joining the battle against breast cancer in the future
This post is in loving memory of my beautiful Aunt Alicia. I will love you forever. I will never forget you.
Tags: Breast Cancer Awareness, Etsy, LAMA
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October 29th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
This is a very sweet tribute to your aunt, and I am sorry for your loss.
October 29th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Thank you Courtney. That means so much.
November 11th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Nice site, thanks for information!
November 11th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Not bad… Not bad.
March 10th, 2009 at 6:52 am
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