A few awesome updates on the October 25, 2011 Breast Cancer Photo Shoot with Cindy Simmons of Star 94. This photo shoot will take an The dress will be provided by Anne Barge at Guffey’s Formal Sutido. Make up artist Ashton Cowart (a face in time) will help set the tone. The amazing Andy Beach will provide his florist expertise.

This project can only be a success because of others who are willing to take the time and help. Thanks You.

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$450.00 helps tell a breast cancer story for a new book.

Time does go by fast. In just one week (Oct 25) Cindy Simmons of Star 94 will be our 5th model for the To Have & To Hold Breast Cancer Photo Project. We have a problem though. We have had a few set backs and now we need $450.00 to rent a studio in downtown Atlanta.  The photo shoot will take place on October 25, 2011 @ 11am and 100% off all donations will go towards the shoot.

In addition, every donation of $25.00 or more will have their name placed in the book as a sponsor for this photo shoot. Click the image below to donate via PayPal. Thanks!

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Thanks to Steve Jobs he makes stupid people feel smart with a simple press of a button. Everything Windows made me think that I should have chosen a computer programing degree to ever become adept at placing text on videos. No one can deny his innovation and success at creating what no one thought they needed. I quickly tossed my beloved flip phone at the first sight of the Iphone and don’t get me started about the Ipod and my love of heavy and very full CD cases. What I’ve seen in the breast cancer community of advocates, survivors, and the medical industry is a lot of awareness but not a lot of research and not a lot of advances. Don’t get me wrong, Ralph Steinman and the development of immunotherapy is a great advancement but where is the visionary who is battling breast cancer?

What I hear is that Steve ran a tight ship and demanded excellence. Where is that in medical innovation. Granted medical innovation is not as sexy as the iphone and finding a cure for something that has a mind of its own is difference than building technology. But where is the determination that we have seen in Job’s Apple? Windows is like todays medical innovation. It’s there and it grows from time to time but Apple has creates innovation. They don’t necessarily improve products they create new categories of technology.

I would love to see a CEO like Jobs in the medical industry.  Just imagine what that would be like.

Everyone has ideas but not everyone can execute innovation from those ideas. And on top of that there aren’t many people in the world today who can make their idea a BILLION DOLLAR IDEA. I wish and more importantly pray that there is someone out there who has the creativity and will like Steve Jobs to change the face of the world with medicine.

Thank you for the idea of this post.

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Lisa is inspiring because she had to be the fence post in her family. She is humble and doesn’t have anything to prove. During our meeting it took some time for her to open up and tell me about her experience with breast cancer and how it affected her family. The following paragraph is in her own words.

I am a 2 year breast cancer survivor. My husband is also a cancer/leukemia survivor and we have 4 sons, ages 11-17. Prior to my diagnosis and after being a stay-at-home mom for many years, I decided to return to college for a second career. Despite going through surgery and treatments for cancer, I was able to graduate with a nursing degree in May 2010. I currently work part-time as a RN for an eye doctor and also do volunteer work for cancer research. Although our family has been through some difficult journeys, I can now honestly say that I am thankful for facing cancer in my life. It is through these trials that have led to the increase in my faith and perseverance to face difficulties in life and the blessings which our family now cherishes.

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It’s that time a year again. October is breast cancer awareness month where businesses and everyone and their mom sports pink “eradicate breast cancer” paraphernalia ranging from butter and now perfume. This, as you know, is called pink washing. I would like to know your thoughts on pink washing and Komen’s new perfume.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure has partnered with TPR Holdings, LLC, a New York City-based investor and operator in the consumer products industry, to create a perfume called Promise Me. According to the fragrance’s website, the pink-tinted Promise Me is “The Scent of Inspiration.” Its neatly packaged bottles and gift sets, with the all-too-familiar Komen ribbon emblazoned on the side, remind us that it’s not just inspiration Komen and TPR Holdings wants – they want us to shop our way to a cure.

The amount of each perfume purchase dedicated to supporting breast cancer research is paltry (Katie Ford Hall at Uneasy Pink notes that only $1.51 of each bottle will go to research, despite the whopping $59.00 individuals will spend per 3.4 oz bottle of Promise Me Eau de Parfum).

Two of the fragrance’s ingredients are potentially carcinogenic. I visited the Home Shopping Network’s webpage dedicated to Promise Me Eau de Parfum and did some sleuthing.  The ingredient coumarin rated a 6 (or moderate hazard) on the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database hazard scale.

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Im excited to let everyone know that Cindy Simmons from Star 94 is our newest model for the “To Have & To Hold” Breast Cancer Photo Project. She has been an inspiration to women all over Georgia and she has a story to tell. Instead of a paragraph about her here is a video about a little of her journey. We’ll be photographing her in the middle of October.

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I’m sure you’ve heard of Tom’s Shoes. You know the company who gives one pair of shoes to a child in need when a customer buys a pair of Toms. Well the founder, Blake Mycoskie has written the book,
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I’m so glad to be able to work with Dawn! She’s an amazing woman with a firm determination and a strong family bond that’s inspirational.

In Dawn’s Own Words:

My husband unexpectedly lost his job in early September 2001…then the horrific events of 9/11…then I learned I was pregnant with my third child. In October my midwife found a lump in my breast. In November I was diagnosed with stage 3 infiltrating ductal carcinoma. In December I had two surgeries, neither of which left me with clear margins. In January I had a right breast mastectomy, followed by four rounds of chemotherapy. I was bald-headed, one breasted, and pregnant…and it was a cold and wet winter in Georgia. In May of 2002, my little 5-lb.,11-oz. miracle was born three weeks early. When he was just four days old I began six weeks of daily radiation treatments. November 12, 2011 will mark my 10-year anniversary as a survivor.

My favorite quote:

Life is hard. God is good. Don’t get the two confused.

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Susan is one happy-go-lucky gal. You can’t but be happy around her. When sitting down with potential models I always ask about who they are and what makes them tick. Sue didn’t have much to say but after finely tuned questions she revealed that she had been married for 48 years and had two children and a few grandchildren. She was diagnosed with cancer twice, had a double mastectomy the second time and what helped her get through it all was one loving husband.

The details of her photo shoot are being kept a secret so keeping coming back for updates.

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