Sally Arquette, February 6th, 1984

This is dedicated to my mother in law, a woman whom I have never met, but whose strength, creativity, style, courage, humor, maternal love and love for life is never forgotten.

As a young single mother, raising two boys while struggling with breast cancer, Sally reminded her boys every day of their importance to this world. She taught them not to wallow in loss but turn it into gain for others. Brave as she was, she feared the unknown of the future for her children. Who would be there to comfort them, who would be there to give them hope.

She never saw her children past their adolescence.

With a determination to create a positive legacy in his mother's name, Nick created the non profit, "Walk With Sally" which mentors children whose family's are coping with cancer. Because of this program, so many mother's have felt a sense of ease, knowing that their children were being supported emotionally and were not alone.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Talk to your doctor to make sure you are doing all you can to detect breast cancer as early as possible. Early detection greatly increases your chances of surviving breast cancer. While you are at it, forward this to your best friend or wife or sister to make sure she is doing the same.

For more information on screening, treatment and donating please contact the National Breast Cancer Coalition, Walk With Sally and the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

A few friends are posting pink today as well;

• Mrs. Blandings,
• Tartanscot,
• Pigtown Design,
• House of Beauty and Culture,
• for the love of a house,
• a day that is desert,
• gems on glamour,
• Victoria Thorne
• north side four
• katie d-i-d
• papillon linens
• Marys verandah
• hill country house girl
  

~ let me know if you'll be joining us so that I can ad your link.