It’s day nine of the Pink Ribbon Review Breast Cancer Awareness Month Giveaway.
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I’m giving away a pink ribbon product every single day during the month of October.
Today’s giveaway: A copy of Cathy Bueti’s memoir, Breastless in the City.
Breastless in the City is a great read most simply because Cathy’s story is a fascinating one: She was widowed at age 25 and diagnosed with breast cancer when she was in her early thirties.
Here’s a snippet:
“The first thing I remember after surgery is feeling as if I’d been run over by a truck! I …read more

I was just checking out You Tube for some inspiration and look who I came across? One of my favorite Pink Ribbon Readers — Cathy Bueti!

If you haven’t already read these posts, check out:
Cathy Bueti’s survivor story
Cathy Bueti’s Survivor Q&A
A review of Cathy Bueti’s book Breastless in the City
Go Cathy! Yippee!

Earlier today I posted Cathy Bueti’s survivor story. I also had the privilege of asking her a few questions about survivorship … here’s what she shared with me:
1. What was the worst part of your experience with breast cancer?
One of the worst parts I have to say was losing my hair during chemo. More so than losing my boob. I think because I could hide my boob better under my clothes. Both the breasts and hair are so tied into our femininity and part of our sexuality. To loose both at the same time was really hard especially being a …read more

As I said in the first post of the three part Survivor Story I shared with you earlier this month, every breast cancer survivor has a story to tell. Each breast cancer survivor’s story is equally important, equally significant, equally magnificent.
Today I’m going to share with you the personal story of Cathy Bueti.
Introducing … Cathy Bueti:
“My survivor story begins much earlier than my breast cancer diagnosis.
I married my high school sweetheart when I was 23 and by 25 I was a widow. He and his younger brother were killed in a car accident. That was back in 1994. At the …read more