Forbes says: Fresno 2nd worst city to recover from recession

Second worst city, 15.5% unemployment

Why is this Race so important? In the State where we can't agree on a budget, all business is affected. Women 40 and over who have lost their jobs, also eventually lose their insurance benefits. Those insurance benefits once provided means to obtaining life-saving breast cancer screening. Women 39 and under who have a high risk for developing breast cancer are not able to resume baseline mammography, or if they find a lump, cannot pay for their own mammograms. Jane Doe asks herself, "Shall I schedule my mammogram, or buy my family groceries?"

WE say, "Why should any woman have to choose?"

Make an impact on the life of your wife, mom, aunt, cousin, sister or girlfriend. Participate in Komen Central Valley Race for the Cure. There's many ways to assist these women; take the 125 challenge and pay for life-saving mammograms OR when registering for Race, ask friends, family or co-workers to make a donation.

For complete details, visit Komen Central Valley's Race page

Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Breast Self Awareness Guidelines

Know your risk
Talk to your family about your family health history
Talk to your doctor about your personal risk of breast cancer

Get screened
Ask your doctor which screening tests are right for you if you are at higher risk
Have a mammogram every year starting at age 40 if you are at average risk
Have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years starting at 20, and every year starting at 40

Know what is normal for you
Know how your breasts look and feel and report changes to your health care provider right away

Make healthy lifestyle choices that may reduce your risk of breast cancer, such as
Maintain a healthy weight
Add exercise into your routine
Limit alcohol intake

Updating this blog & the wonders of social networking

No excuses-this blog has not been updated for nearly a year as we limited social networking to Myspace, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr. I held out on opening a Twitter account as I wasn't convinced that "tweeting" could be of benefit, but I soon discovered its advantages. The delivery of a simple one-liner with a link (even utilizing tinyurl.com) lends quite a bang for the buck. I would love to know who comes up with names like "twitter" and "tweet" as I really can't remember either of these words frequently gracing my vocabulary in the past. I can guarantee that "tweet" never described any action of mine. Spammers still abound on Twitter as you notice a new "follower" appeals to those "come take a look at my naughty pictures". No problem, as blocking is an easy feature.
So why update this blog? To include this link in tweets of course.