Think Pink Chat!

As many of you will already know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. As this is something very close to my heart I decided that I wanted to write a post, a small chat, about how you can think pink this month and raise awareness to this horrible disease. Breast cancer affects so many woman as well as men, something many people don't know, which is why it is so important that we are aware of what many people, whether we know them or not, are going through.
In tribute to raising awareness some companies have released products, many of them pink themed, with a donation of the profit going to breast cancer research. I think that this is a beautiful way for companies to help raise money for the research as well as your own donations because without the research there wont be a chance we find a cure, its wonderful to see people come together and support the research and help them get closer to finding the cure. Both Clinique and Estee Lauder have released limited edition breast cancer awareness collections which range from 20%-100% of the of the sales going to breast cancer research. They are not the only brands to be doing this, many other companies have released single products which a percentage of their sales help towards research too.
Breast cancer awareness month isn't all about donating though, as wonderful as it is and as much as it's helping to find the cure, it is also about making people aware of the signs and symptoms of breast cancer and how discovering it early could save so many lives. So many people loose their battle with cancer every day, its so important to do a regular breast check for lumps or anything that doesn't feel right and see your doctor immediately.  So this month, be aware more than anything, if you can donate that is amazing, if you can't then just share the awareness, its something that should be talked about, there is so much people don't know or that they are not aware of that could help  themselves or a loved one. So Think Pink this October. ♥