Browsing the Komen store next to Subway in Oxmoor Center yesterday afternoon after picking up my very first race packet--which was ceremonious to me, but with less fanfare from the volunteers than I'd secretly hoped for--I stumbled across a gem for breastfeeding babies: a bib "Nursing for a Cure."
Why Komen hasn't jumped on prevention with its signature pink products for the cure for breastfeeding moms, I just don't know. But for those even further from the know, breastfeeding substantially decreases a woman's chances of developing breast cancer. In countries where breastfeeding is the norm, breast cancer is far more rare.
Because two women I love are recovering from mastectomy, I'm running in tomorrow's race for a cure. And, after I catch my breath, I'll be somewhere along the street in downtown Louisville nursing my baby for prevention.
If your nursing babe is a slobbery dude, pick up the bib. It's only $8! Or choose a gift for someone you know who's been touched by breast cancer. While you're there, register to lace up your sneakers and Race for the Cure this Saturday.
Contact the writer at rachel@hurdanger.com.
Image: Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
