Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams, formerly of the Carolina Panthers, had made a decision to take things one step further, asking the National Football League to allow him to wear pink accessories all throughout the season.
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“I see the struggle that numerous survivors experience, I see the challenges in front of them and the difficulties they are presented with every day in the form of loss, they lose eyelashes, eyebrows, fingernails, hair, they lose jobs, they lose family, they lose husbands, but i’m also very inspired by them”, said Benavides. Williams also lost four aunts to the disease, which is why the professional athlete hopes to raise awareness.
The squad wore the uniforms in 2014, but was told it couldn’t this year.
Beyond that, communities such as Parlier, where there is a high population of underprivileged residents, lack knowledge and awareness when it comes to breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Care is proud to be working with a range of partners to bring a few fantastic Pink products for the 2015 campaign.
The cheerleading squad purchased new pink uniforms in hopes of wearing them during the month of October for breast cancer awareness. “With one in eight women developing breast cancer in their lifetime, there has never been such an urgent need for our support services”. We recently featured Dr. Bamidele Adesunloye to discuss the importance of breast cancer screenings.
This is the time to get us and our loved ones checked out, because early detection is the key to beating breast cancer.
They even dyed Smokey the mascot pink, and he wore a pink shirrt.
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“Colchester Breast Unit believes a helpful approach is to promote there is life after breast cancer, which is why an afternoon tea party has become such a well-established part of our calendar”.
