CoppaFeel

Cancer sucks ass, you know it, I know it, the world and its dog should know it.

It has affected the lives of many of my family and close friends and their family and close friends...and that just wont do.

I have just got home from putting an over time shift in at work, and I honestly enjoyed it, there were 4 of us girls in the office (including my moooomar) and we had such a laugh. The scary thing about that statement however, is that if the statistics were applied - 1 of us in that room will get cancer in our life. Again, that is if the statistics are applied, I sincerely wish that never becomes the case.

I didn't sit there working away thinking that however, I'm an odd one, but not that odd. I simply make that statement to you now after watching a truly inspirational documentary called 'Kris: Dying to Live' on a stunning young woman called Kris, who along with her equally brave and supportive twin sister Maren, has set up the bloody fantastic charity 'CoppaFeel'.

Kris was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer just a few months after her 23rd birthday, and set up the charity just 2 months after that. It's a world away from many of the charities that are around today, as it focuses entirely, around something that is seen as a bit of a taboo subject: BOOBS.

And why not?

Boobs, love bags, chesticles, lovely lady lumps, whatever you want to call them, male or female you gotta love them. They are often seen as a defining feature of a woman, and a key element in the natural feeding of a child, quite frankly, they're fabulous, but they can also be deadly.

1 in 8 women will experience breast cancer in their life, and 400 MEN are diagnosed with breast cancer every single year. So it affects us all, no matter whether you think so or not.

And that's where CoppaFeel comes in to play. As their webpage states:

'CoppaFeel! ® exists to educate and remind every young person in the UK that checking their boobs isn’t only fun, it could save their life. We are the first breast cancer charity in the UK to create awareness amongst young people, with the aim of instilling a new healthy habit that could one day save their life.'

Kris is an all round awesome person, as you can see from her blog, labelled 'How to glitter a turd' which you can find rightttttt here.

And she is on a mission, to educate young women (and men) how serious and important it is to check yourself, get to know your bodies, and don't allow doctors to dismiss your symptoms just because you are young. It's your body, it's your life and it's your prerogative. Don't take their crap.

I urge you all to have a look at CoppaFeel and I also urge you all to genuinely copp a feel of those bad boys. Educate yourself in what to look out for and lose the whole embarrassment that comes with talking about it. Your health is way more important than other people's opinions.

Thank you Kris, you are a truly inspirational woman and I for one will do all I can to promote the wonderful charity you have created.

Oh and..... BOOBIES.

Lots of love, Emily-Rose xoxo

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