It is an honor I wish to share with every volunteer, and with every participant, knowing that together we can make a difference. One of the first lessons you learn is the difference between a problem and an inconvenience. If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you've got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient.
Life is lumpy.
A lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat and a lump in the breast are not the same kind of lump. One needs to learn the difference. Monthly breast self-exams and annual mammograms are an inconvenience. Breast cancer is a problem. I want to do everything I can to educate and encourage all women to choose to be inconvenienced so that they won't have to face a problem later.