Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Ladies, men, boys and girls have dressed in various shades of pink in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness month during October. Thank you to all my sister survivors who willingly shared their stories from this dreaded disease in an attempt to enlighten and help educate other women. We as Survivors do not want to see another woman or man walk in our shoes.

Realizing that African American women have the highest mortality rate from breast cancer although we are diagnosed less frequently. Our tumors are larger and more aggressive due to several factors especially late treatment. Our y...