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Along with the excitement of trips to pumpkin patches and creative costumes, October now means more than Hallowe'en.
Orange has been replaced with pink to support and to inform that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Over the course of three days, I traveled around the Triangle to events supporting breast cancer victims and survivors.
According to Breastcancer.org, about one out of eight women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer during her lifetime.
Statistics state that about 39,840 women will die from this disease in 2010.
Fifth-grader Will Gamble's grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Will, a member of the the Pop Warner North Raleigh Bulldogs football team, approached his mother with the idea of having the teams wear pink socks, shoelaces and ribbons.
New Balance donated the pink shoelaces.
At the Zumba and Hip Hop benefit in Brier Creek, I watched as women of all ages and races danced and sweated together to raise money for the cause.
Although the number of deaths is overwhelming, I learned that there are 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.
Doctors strongly recommend regular physicals and self examinations.
It is also important for all of us to work together and support each other in the fight against this disease.
This month, pick up a ribbon and "Think Pink."
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