Over the years, we have seen a number of people putting on their active-wear and taking part in walks or gatherings to raise breast cancer awareness.
However, a Northfield, Illinois-based medical supplies company has taken things to a completely different level.
At their 11th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Breakfast, more than 1,000 nurses working at Medline danced their best moves while wearing pink gloves to take down the taboo surrounding the disease and to encourage conversation about it.
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Sue MacInnes, who is a Client Market Solutions Officer at Medline, revealed how pink glove evolved over the years as the first contact point between a patient and a nurse.
“The caregiver is interacting with that patient and there is touch,” Sue explained.
“Since they are usually wearing exam gloves, we thought if we made them pink, a color associated with breast cancer, that it would create a conversation about breast cancer awareness.”
Among countless inspiring activists raising awareness about the condition, Hollye Jackson has probably been the most instrumental in opening up breast cancer conversation.
Hollye, a nurse who describes herself as a vegan eating, marathon running, young mother, suffered from breast cancer even though she had no family history of the disease.
She clearly remembers how her life changed soon after she was diagnosed with the condition.
“When I became a patient and moved from the side of a hospital bed and into the patient bed,” Hollye recalled the time of her diagnosis.
“I learned so much more than I could ever have been taught in my nursing education.”
Following her long, courageous battle with the disease, Hollye went on to write “The Silver Lining: A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer.”
The New York Times Best-Seller book contains a number of useful tips that changed Hollye’s life during her battle with the disease.
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