Commit to Love & #MondayMotivation

The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation is urging people to Commit to Love.

Certainly, in these complicated, confusing, combustible times, we all could use more love in our lives.

This initiative, however, is directed at women of color and encourages them to get involved with breast cancer research by joining the Foundation’s Army of Women.

Three women already have made their voices heard and participated in this campaign.

Sheila McGlown, Dr. Reyna Reya, and Patricia Wu are standing up to encourage women of color to participate in breast cancer research through the Commit to Love campaign.

Meet Sheila McGlown, Patricia Wu and Dr. Reyna Reya. McGlown and Wu have been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, while Reya is a breast cancer survivor.

Each woman shares her story in hopes of encouraging others to step forward and join the Commit to Love campaign.

‘African American women are 42 percent more likely to die from breast cancer but only 10 percent of us participate in research,’ McGlown says in a video on the Commit to Love website.

In 2004, McGlown’s mother died of breast cancer. In 2009, McGlown, a mother and retired Air Force Senior Master Sergeant, was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer that had spread to her liver and ribs.

‘They gave me three to five years to live and because of research, eight years later, I’m still here. I’m still alive,’ McGlown said.

For Wu, her plea is straightforward: ‘Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of death among Asian Pacific Islander women but only 7 percent of us are participating in research.’

Wu, who was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 30 years old, says: ‘I will only see 40 because of research. Research that is based on data that represents me. Participate in breast cancer research. Your time and money can make a difference.’

Reya, a mother with four sisters, said she is participating in research to improve her family’s future.

‘Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among Latina women but only 6 percent of us participate in research. Why is that?’ Reya asks. ‘I’m alive today because other people committed to love and supported our research.’

The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation’s Army of Women is an initiative, connecting women and men of all ages, ethnicities and locations to researchers committed to answering breast cancer questions. The Foundation’s goal is to forge partnerships between the Army of Women and the scientific community.

To learn more about the Commit to Love campaign, visit https://www.drsusanloveresearch.org/commit-love?utm_source=DSLRF+Master+List&utm_campaign=ffcc9a3fbf-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4e476cfa9b-ffcc9a3fbf-236798797.

To learn more about the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, visit https://www.drsusanloveresearch.org.

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I came across this #MondayMotivation on Twitter today. It resonates with me. I hope it does so with you.

Have a wonderful Monday!