October, Again

Well, it's October 1st, and those familiar mixed feelings about Breast Cancer Awareness Month have returned:

1. righteous indignation (not to mention validation—and even more validation) and
2. a profound sense of responsibility, both for getting the word out about the importance of routine screening and for ongoing vigilance about my own health.

Those feelings were so mixed last year that I didn't write a single post the entire month.

For a breast-cancer blog (even one that has branched out considerably), that seems like a missed opportunity—and a mistake I don't plan to make again.