Ford Warriors in Pink

Last month I had the opportunity to meet Tina from Ford Warriors in Pink a program created by Ford Motor Company to help the fight against cancer. Her amazing story of winning the fight against cancer made me think a lot about health and breast cancer awareness. 

Ford Warriors in Pink has created a limited-edition T-shirt inspired by actor James Denton {he played Mike Delfino on Desperate Housewives}. For every shirt sold, 100% of the net proceeds will go directly to the Pink Fund, providing real help now. 

“The last thing someone with breast cancer needs to worry about is how they are going to pay their bills,” says Denton. “With the muscle of Ford Warriors in Pink behind the Pink Fund, we think we can really accomplish something for people.”

In case you didn't know James' has been directly affected by Breast Cancer. Visit Facebook.com/WarriorsInPink  to see James' story. 

The t-shirt is v-neck and dark gray. It showcases symbols of a warrior and illustrates the fight that it takes to battle the disease. It's available now exclusively at Ford Cares. The Pink Fund is an organization that provides short-term financial aid to people during active treatment. This helps with their healing and getting back on their feet. 

“The burden of a cancer diagnosis is devastating, not only physically and emotionally, but financially. Every day, countless patients and their families struggle to make ends meet as medical, car, household and other bills pile up,” said Pink Fund founder Molly MacDonald. “We’re excited about this collaboration with James and Warriors in Pink on this limited-edition T-shirt, as it will allow us to reach even more people in need.”

Ford is committed to help beyond raising funds. It's been 18 years since they began with this support and have dedicated more than $115 million to the cause to this date! 

In honor of Ford Warriors in Pink and this limited edition t-shirt designed and inspired by James Denton I have been offered the opportunity to host a giveaway for a signed t-shirt! How cool is that? I think it is very cool! To enter simply complete the rafflecopter form below. 

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Be a Warrior!

This past weekend I was at my first ever blogging conference in Las Vegas, it was Bloggy Boot Camp. At the conference we got to meet Tina one of 11 breast cancer survivors {9 women and 2 men -yes I said men! it also affects men} teaming up with Ford's Warrior's In Pink {WIP} documentary titled: "Bang the Drum".

She told us a bit of her story, which obviously got me teary eyed. She was diagnosed at the age of 34. Do you know I'm 34 years now? Then she mentioned no one believed her that she felt something different in her chest close to her collarbone, she had 3 different opinions and a mammogram  done and everything kept coming up negative! 

She fought because she knew deep in her heart that she was not ok, after more procedures were done she was diagnosed and told she would not be seeing her daughter go to Kindergarten. Can you imagine that feeling? Knowing that you will not get to see your children grow? Will not get to see your daughter walking down the aisle? This is when I began to cry. 

After aggressive treatment Tina was clear of cancer and she was present on her daughter's first day of kinder watching her walk to the classroom with a big smile and thinking of the blessing she had just witnessed. 

I had the opportunity of meeting Tina afterwards and asked her if there was any family history of cancer, her response was shocking! There wasn't. She then told me that 85% of diagnosed patients have no family medical history of cancer. Which means that it could literally happen to anyone and it does. 1 in 12 women will be affected by breast cancer. 

Tina mentioned that she never self checked, specially because of her age. She suggested self checking while on your period and I now plan on doing so. Whatever you feel different have it checked, the sooner the better. Why? Because diagnosing it early means it can be prevented from spreading and treated. 

Just like Tina there are more stories in this documentary 10 more stories and 2 of them are from men. Which means now both men and women should do self checks. 

To watch the video Ford shared with us at Bloggy Boot Camp visit "Bang The Drum" {Living Out Loud in the face of breast cancer}

I love that Ford is helping find a cure for cancer with 100% of the sales from their Warriors In Pink line {which was created 6 years ago}.  Since then Ford has dedicated more than $115 million to this fight! 

For more information and to find out how you can support Ford visit their Warriors In Pink facebook page, Twitter