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This Woman’s Work

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Normally, once October rolls around, I start sharing my favorite Halloween tunes for Music Monday, but today I decided to start on a different note.

Runners have an unbelievable strength.

Now imagine the power and strength a runner fighting breast cancer would possess.

On Saturday, my running group and I participated in Race for the Cure in honor of two Suncoast Striders and thousands of other women who are battling breast cancer.

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives.  In the United States, 207,000 women are expected to be diagnosed this year.  (Statistics borrowed from National Cancer Institute.)

The best prevention to combat breast cancer is early detection through self examinations.  I am the cure.

 If there is history of breast cancer in your family, speak to your doctor about scheduling a mammogram.  Women after age 40 should have screenings once a year.  However,  if you have recently lost your job and subsequently your health insurance, you may qualify for a free mammogram and screening.  Check your local Susan G. Komen affiliate to find a center near you.

In October, “think pink” is more than a catchy phrase and pretty marketing campaign.  It saves lives.  Together we are the cure.

Getting the message out there is this woman’s work.

 

 Thanks for stopping by and linking up to share what music moves you.  

On a lighter note, swing by Gone Bananas and watch our tribute to the 80s.

Be sure to visit Xmas Dolly and Hairbows & Guitar Picks for more Music Monday fun.



A Woman’s Work

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Musical Monday

Just for the record, I don’t do sad songs and I am not a crier. 

 

 

Whenever I am feeling sad, under-weather or depressed, I listen to up-beat songs to lift my spirits.  I select songs that empower me rather than cause me to wallow in self-pity.  I swallow sad feelings and regurgitate happy thoughts.

 

 

But since there are themes to September’s Musical Monday selections, I am forced to pick a sad song and for me, there is simply no sadder song than Kate Bush’s A Woman’s Work.  Her voice is as haunting as the lyrics in the song and moves me to my core.  It twists my stomach and crushes my heart.  Honestly, when I hear this song and attempt utter the lyrics I can’t help but do the ugly cry.

 

 

My emotional reaction to this song is caused by the images that are brought to mind from the film, She’s Having a Baby.  I first heard this song back in 1989 as the music accompaniment to the scene where Kevin Bacon learns the news about his wife’s emergency c-section.  The scene and the music broke my heart and for years, I couldn’t watch this scene without tearing up.  Now, as a wife and a mom, I find myself crying even harder. 

 

  

And as if it couldn’t get any worse, I found Kate Bush’s music video on You Tube.  I don’t remember ever seeing this video back in the day.  As if the sad movie scene wasn’t bad enough, I began bawling over a ridiculous melodramatic music video.

 

  

This song is a true heartbreaker.  And yes, I’m PMSing, but that isn’t the point.  The song is SAD.  I swear.