October is breast cancer awareness month, and we are all about awareness here at Candid Conversations! So much so, that we decided to host a little trail ride and breast scan event at Leatherman Lane farm in Concord NC…
This was just going to be a simple trail ride and some breast ultrasounds with HerScan when we came up with the idea a few weeks ago. However, after launching the event, everything changed! Several of our friends came forward as battling breast cancer NOW. Countless women expressed interest in getting a scan, but without the means to do so (no insurance, no job, or just not in the budget). So, as most little things at Leatherman Lane do, this event grew…
Donors came forward to help those that couldn’t otherwise afford a scan. We partnered with Go Jen Go to raise funds with our Ride Jen Ride trail ride, to help them help those battling this disease in our area. We opened the event up to vendors, invited food trucks, and even added an open mic performance! We got donations to raffle off to help pay for the breast scans and make a larger contribution to Go Jen Go!
Our friends, neighbors, followers and more showed up on Saturday September 25th, 2021 to shop, eat, ride, sing, and share their story with the Candid Conversations web series and podcast crew. K-love Radio station filled our morning with inspirational music, and we kicked off the day with a little yoga in the round pen! This day was the first in what we have now decided will be an annual event here at Leatherman Lane…
We are already planning next years event, which will take place on September 17, 2022. We are looking for donations for our raffle, corporate sponsors, vendors, performers, help from the media, and of course welcome any financial support to help us offer as many free and reduce costs scans as possible!
This year, we were able to help 15 women who would have otherwise waited to check their breasts. The power of an ultrasound can increase the detection of breast cancer from approximately 48% to 97%, particularly in women with dense breasts. Ultrasound screenings are capable of detecting cancers that cannot be found by mammography and physical exams alone and we were so happy to be able to bring HerScan to Leatherman Lane to offer this important service!
Throughout the month of October, we will be sharing conversations we’ve had about breast cancer, a well as clips from the 1st annual breast cancer awareness event at Leatherman Lane. We hope they inspire you, comfort you, maybe even change the way you think about this disease.
We will be sharing these episodes randomly throughout October, and you won’t want to miss even one! We can only share 15 minutes of the Episode on our Insta and podcast, so for the full episode please subscribe to our YouTube channel now! Please comment to join the conversation. Feel free to share these anywhere you would like and speaking of… don’t forget to like them. Thank you for watching, and for being part of the conversation!
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