In light of recent events, I wanted to take a moment and get up on my soapbox and have a chat with all of you.

As you know, a woman who is very near and dear to my heart and family, was recently diagnosed with cancer.  We don’t have all of the facts yet but what we do know if that it started as ovarian cancer.  As you may know, ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women and it causes more deaths that any other type of female reproductive cancer.

I now have 2 friends in my life who have been diagnosed with this horrible disease after having skipped over their annual exam time and time and time again.  One of my friends was lucky enough to have caught it before it spread any further, the other has not been so lucky.

I CANNOT stress enough the importance of an annual physical and exam.  Also, for those of you who are older, be sure to get a mammogram and know your breast cancer facts as well.

So, check your calender and find out when your last exam was.  If it has been more than 1 year, pick up the phone and make an appointment today!

Okay, I’m done yelling at you.

Thanks for listening!