A More Complete Awareness
My trip to the grocery store last week confirmed that it’s that time of year again: just as the leaves change color, so also the labels and tags on the shelves begin to turn pink. Advertisements and ribbons and fundraisers are everywhere; and looking through rose-colored glasses alerts us to what we might have missed in staring past the calendar: it is October. It is Awareness Month. Unless you live under a rock, you don’t have to ask what the pink ribbons and tags mean. In many ways, I think that’s an incredibly good thing. There are so many reasons to be aware. There are so many causes that need our support. There are SO many people who need our help once we are finally aware of their daily reality. But October is so much more than National Breast Cancer Awareness month. More than 20 other causes vie for attention and awareness this month, including two that directly impact and define our family. This month is also Selective Mutism Awareness Month; it is also Pregnancy an