I'm sure most, if not all, of you have heard by now that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is represented by the color pink. However, not nearly as many people know about National Depression Awareness Month, which is also October, and is represented by green. Because I strongly support both of these causes, I will be wearing more green and pink nail polishes this month. Every time I wear pink or green, I will include a fact about breast cancer or depression (depending on the color I'm wearing) in the post. My hope is that this will help raise awareness for both causes. To start off, here are a couple facts:
Although the risk of breast cancer increases with age, women of all ages can and do get breast cancer.
Depressive disorders affect about 18.8 million American adults each year.
Are you doing anything to raise awareness this month? If so, what?
