What a milestone, to celebrate life THIRTY YEARS FREE FROM my first bout with CANCER! In the past, October has been a hard month for me. It’s when I learned I had this dreadful disease, when subsequently, October became laced with more cancer scares.

This year, I feel different . . .

Blessed.

Grateful.

So very GRATEFUL, minus any sadness from past Octobers.

There are so many ways to celebrate. If you’d like to commemorate October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here are a few ideas how you can help cancer patients:

Sign up for Send a Smile Today with a subscription to send cards to cancer patients, friends or family.

Looking for volunteer opportunities? Here’s a list of cancer-related groups.

Not sure what to say to someone with cancer? Here’s a list of what not to say.

Want to help financially? Check out this list of 30+ charities and organizations.

If you’re a cancer patient or have been, you’re not in it alone. People all over the world are fighting for you.