It's Breast Cancer Awareness month so what a perfect way to kick off the first day of October is to have a gorgeous furniture makeover featuring this lovely pink secretary desk.
Full Makeover Tutorial ~ https://salvagedinspirations.com/chalk-painted-thrift-desk-and-hutch/
Video Tutorial ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3MyLK-ynMA
How was your weekend?.. Mine was busy, I volunteered to take pet portraits at a dog walk for charity. Also had a show at a local Inn. Shows or Gala's put me on the spot. I guess that's a good thing, but I am always afraid I come off as an over convenient prick. I like talking photography I am comfortable there, but everyone has an opinion, an I have developed a rather thick skin and have distanced myself the comments that I hear. I enjoy being a bystander and listening to people talk about my work when they have no idea I am the artist... of course not everyone is kind.... I have over heard a lady say "Why is that art, and why does it have to be nudity..." I rarely approach people with negative comments... I am or I feel like I am sort of a black sheep here in my town, I used to shoot nudes and honestly I am cool with having that reputation. I don't view the human form in an only sexual way nor do I shoot in a sexual way... if that is what people see, that is on them. I am currently in a mental state where I don't know where I fit in. Years ago I was asked to introduce myself at a club I was visiting, when I said I shoot nudes a person sighed and said here we go... under his breath of course. I am now in a sort of therapy with myself listing to books and trying to find myself, be comfortable with my work.... So back to the weekend... my work was introduced to more public again, this group was more open to my work and I heard nice things, I observed people studying my figure work as well as my macro work.... some just cruised by the nudes other studied them... maybe the lighting, or subject... it was a good weekend.
Now I just have to find that comfort.
Approximately 10% of women who undergo screening mammogram will be "called back" for additional imaging (typically diagnostic mammogram and/or ultrasound). Of those callbacks: --60% will have normal or benign imaging (BI-RADS 1 or 2) and those patients will be advised to return to routine screening.--20% will have a finding that needs to be followed (BI-RADS 3), typically with 6-month follow-up.--20% will have a finding that warrants biopsy (BI-RADS 4 or 5).
Many centers now allow women to wait on-site for their mammogram results, so that callback imaging can be done immediately if needed, eliminating the anxiety of waiting for the follow-up appointment. In some cases, same-day or next-day biopsies can even be arranged if needed.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure. Support the fight against breast cancer!
India Faces a Growing Breast Cancer Crisis with 1.8 Lakh+ New Cases Yearly. This relentless surge in diagnoses emphasizes the vital role of early detection in combating the disease. Every four minutes, a woman in India receives the distressing news of a breast cancer diagnosis, and tragically, every 13 minutes, a life succumbs to this battle. These stark statistics serve as a call to action, underscoring the imperative need to raise awareness about the significance of early screening.
Prevention, in the form of early detection, holds the key to saving lives and alleviating this growing health challenge. We must unite to empower women and healthcare systems with the tools and knowledge necessary to embrace proactive measures. Through concerted efforts in advocacy, education, and screening, we can confront this crisis, emphasizing that a stitch in time can indeed save nine lives. Let’s stand together to make a profound difference in the lives of countless women and their families, in the fight against breast cancer.
Women at higher risk for breast cancer may require screening earlier and with the addition of MRI. For example, women with personal or family history of breast cancer, known genetic mutation, history of chest radiation therapy, or history of abnormal (non-cancerous) pathology at breast biopsy.
Physicians and patients should counsel together regarding individual risk, and when and how to begin screening. Patients can undergo a formal risk assessment if needed to establish an estimate of lifetime risk.