Why NOT PINK & PERKY

Whenever  the word C-A-N-C-E-R is mentioned, that Pink Ribbon will flash in my head. Almost always, I think of breast cancer. I am sure 90% of people think the same. That's because the pink ribbon campaign is sooooooo successful.

BUT

Not all cancers are Breast Cancer. There are so many others-

 I had Burkitts Lymphoma, 

my friend Dr Ila has colon cancer & liver cancer, 

my friends Frankie & John has nose cancer, 

LCW had nose cancer, 

Saadiah has ovarian cancer, 

Calysta had Leukemia, 

the late Mrs Hamzah had Multiple Myeloma, 

Alex & Steven & Peter has prostate cancer,

 The late Salmah had Acute Myeloid Lymphoma,

 Lena, Joni, Mel have DBLCL, 

Mukh too had DBLCL so did Redza.

 These are all my friends - they all have or had cancer which is not breast cancer.

Just like me, most of them caught the cancer late because they were unaware of the symptoms. Why were they (and me) unaware , because in Malaysia except for breast cancer there is hardly any nationwide campaign for the other cancers.

I shall start the ball rolling by raising awareness on Lymphoma/Leukemia because I am familiar with it.

Why am I familiar with it - it is because in October 2016 ,I was diagnosed with STAGE 4A Burkitts Lymphoma a type of Non- Hodgkins Lymphoma.

 how about Perky - it is a word used by the Breast Surgeon who performed lumpectomy on me.
I find it catchy -" PINK & PERKY".

15.07.2019