Breast Cancer Association: A Personal Narrative Analysis

As I sit here and think of what I would do if I was given $1500, there is one thing that comes to my mind. The one thing that came to my mind was donating the money to the Breast Cancer Association. These are my caring instincts that kick in before my selfish instincts. Keeping the money to myself didn’t cross my mind once. I will first tell you why I would donate my money to the Breast Cancer Association. Then I will proceed to tell you why it would be important to donate my money to the Breast Cancer Association. Finally I will tell you a personal story about someone who was affected positively by the donations people make to this association. Breast cancer is a huge deal in my family, especially on my dad’s side. My dad has five sisters, and four out of the five sisters have or had breast cancer in their life. Also, my dad’s mom had breast cancer a few years ago too. Some cases were more serious than others, but in my eyes, breast cancer is no joke, and we need to come up with a better cure or preventive method before it spreads to more innocent human beings. One of my biggest fears is having …show more content…
Mapes (2016) writes an inspirational story about a lady that had breast cancer and explained how the donations are miracles. Caldwell was a former civil rights lawyer and mother of two. After having Metastatic breast cancer; cancer that spreads to the rest of the body and leads to death, she became part of a growing and increasingly vocal group of MBC advocates. Without these advocates calling attention and raising money to the awareness of this type of breast cancer, Cardwell would not be a survivor. So she too joined the group of the advocates and wants to be vocal about this cancer, so we too can help many more survivors. Donations all across the world, including mine, will help gain awareness and crucial research funding for this breast