I will be changing my ears pink for the month. This will be the first time i have changed their color since i put them on something like three months ago I will also be changing my hair to black, this will be the first time it has changed since i was born, three and a half months ago. There are two reasons for this. The first is, obviously, pink ears will show up better against black hair than they will against copper hair. The second is more personal. I lost my father to Parkinson's and am losing my mother to alzheimer's. I would just ask that while we are remembering the victims of breast cancer this month we also take a moment to reflect on all the other things that take those we love from us. Perhaps in the future October might be thought of as Breast Cancer & remembrance month. We could finish it with a joint wake for all those we have lost, as a community and as individuals, over the preceding year. It is not my intent to diminsh the importance of the central theme of this thread. I understand the importance of this issue and awarness surrounding it. I hope i have not offended anyone. Love, dee