Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

Breast cancer isn't one disease - it's probably four or five

different types, and without knowing what type a person has,

you can't optimize treatment for them. An important finding is

that by determining the genome sequences of an entire family,

one can identify many DNA sequencing errors and thus greatly

increase the accuracy of the data. This will ultimately help us

understand the role of genetic variations in the diagnosis,

treatment, and prevention of disease.

~Leroy Hood~

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

We know that childhood and adolescence are the most crucial

times for environmental stimuli to affect breast cancer risk, but

changes made during adulthood and even after diagnosis still

have the potential to create positive changes in the body. We're

not going to find a magic cure for cancer. We've got to prevent it.

~Joel Fuhrman~

 "OCTOBER" THE MONTH OF PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES

     Birthday greetings to Delores Booth Armstrong! Milestone

accomplishments during this pandemic season of our lives have

become phenomenal blessings. Much like Lance Stroll, a  Canadian-

Belgian Formula One racing driver, "The lows have been frustrating,

and very challenging times, but the highs have been phenomenal." For

hundreds of millions of Americans who believe in God, prayer is our

bridge between Earth and Heaven, our way of opening our hearts to

the Lord. Through this intimate relationship we find peace and

guidance. (Nick Rahall) What a combination for quotes, Stroll's a race

care driver and Rahall was a politician. I'm persuaded that a spiritual

conviction and dependence materializes as their common

denominator.

     Today, numerous prayers have been answered on your behalf and

your spiritual relationship is in tact. Surely peace and guidance will be

among the additional gifts you'll received. May continued favor and

compassion also transpire. As you celebrate with family, I wish you a

Jeffery Smith type of day. May every "good gift" (one that alleviates

guilt and one that will keep on reminding the person about your love

for them) that you've conveyed to family and friends, come "Back To

You", as you celebrate "A Good Day In The Spirit"....enjoy your

day and stay safe my friend....

Margie McRae (Reed)

Greetings Fellow Classmates!

I have really been moved by the inspirational and touching messages that have been posted to honor brave survivors of breast cancer and memoralize those who left us too soon as a result of breast cancer.  Thank you and continue to uplift us!

One post, especially, has pointed out to me what I sometimes forget - there is some good in everyone!  I confess that Kayleigh McEnany has not been a favorite person of mine.  Quite the opposite!  I was surprised to see a quote from her in one of the posts and immediately looked it up. Her story is one of a fighter, a scraper.  I still abhor her politics, but I have to admire her courage!

While I have members of my family, including my mother, who have been stricken by cancer, no one (to my knowledge) has been stricken by breast cancer.  I count that as a blessing!

Thank you Ken, James, Alberdeen, and all others who have blessed us this month with your posts. 

Stay safe, get tested, and get your mammograms!

Love you all,

Margie

Alberdeen Clayborn

Margie because I am an OverComer and battled cancer successfully, it is very important for me to remember that my experience should not be marked as the end of my life, it is remembered as a miracle that was bestowed to me by my Creator.  Thank you for remembering me.

Alberdeen Clayborn

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

Awareness is the first step in healing. Having the BRCA

mutation significantly increases the risk of breast cancer, but it

is not always the only factor. Lifestyle choices may increase or

decrease the risk of breast cancer, but that knowledge is an

opportunity to empower ourselves, not to blame.

~Dean Ornish~

Kenneth Davis

Friday morning I made a run to the "Dirty South" to celebrate the 40th

birthday of my daughter. There were technical difficulties with the

website, which prevented the normal greeting. All family and friends

returned safely to their destinations without any problems or

distractions. Many thanks to everyone who extended prayers and

reminded me to be sure to :

     Thank you Margie for your kind words of encouragement to De',

James, myself and others. It's always a joy to see a name other than

mine posted on the website. It's a blessings for you, not to have a

known family member who has or have had breast cancer. It's an

unforgetable situation. My grandmother had metastatic cancer and

choose not to have any treatments or a mastectomy. Fortunately, a

different choice is available these days.

     Like you, I didn't care much for Kayleigh's politics and similar to

breast cancer, Covid-19 doesn't make choices either. I was devastated

to read about the transition of General Colin Powell this morning. I

have much respect for him and his accomplishments. Continue to

grace us with your kind words and continue to encourage all who read

from them...I thought about you and Larry as I drove through

Greenville....Jackie Casey, maybe I'll have time to stop in Charlotte on

my next excursion and visit with you and Alvin...stay safe my friends...

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

I have a lot of breast cancer history on my mother's side of the

family. That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want

women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get

checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was

like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have

gone through it or have suffered a loss.

~Wanda Sykes~

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

An Asian way of eating and living may help prevent and even reverse

the progression of coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension,

obesity, prostate cancer and breast cancer. Incorporate more fruits,

vegetables, whole grains, legumes, soy products and fish in your diet.

Eat at home more with your family and friends. ~Dean Ornish~

     Dean Michael Ornish (born July 16, 1953) is an American physician

and researcher. He is the president and founder of the nonprofit

Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, and a

Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San

Francisco. The author of Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing

Heart Disease, Eat More, Weigh Less and The Spectrum, he is a well-

known advocate for using diet and lifestyle changes to treat and

prevent heart disease. The Ornish Reversal Program is covered by

Medicare.

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

Three women in my family, close relatives, have had breast cancer, and

two have died from it, and still I never thought it could happen to me. I

didn't even regularly check my breasts. ~Jameela Jamil~

     Jamil was born on 25 February 1986 in Hampstead, London, to a

Pakistani father Ali Jamil, and a Pakistani-British mother Shireen

Jamil. In various 2015 interviews, Jamil mentioned that she left the

BBC Radio 1 Official Chart Show because of a breast cancer scare in

2014, and that she had had lumpectomies on both breasts, in which

she said she lost a "large chunk" of breast tissue. In a 2015 interview

with the Daily Mirror, she instead describes the 2014 scare as a single

"lump", and waiting "three or four days before the results revealed that

the lump wasn't cancerous", and that this experience inspired her:

"But once I was given the all-clear I thought, 'That's it. I'm out of here.

I'm off to see the world and do all the crazy things I've never done."

Credit: WATN  Author: Hannah Ervin

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —Help fight against domestic violence, one bar of

soap at a time. The YMCA Greater Memphis has created two limited

scents that will be available with Buff City Soap throughout October.

About 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have experienced contact

sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate

partner during their lifetime according to the CDC. October is

Domestic Violence Awareness month and on Thursday, Buff City

Soaps is hosting a "Purple Thursday" event from 5-7 pm at 944 Cooper

Street Memphis, TN 38104. YWCA Greater Memphis created 2 limited

edition, handmade soaps for sale at Buff City Soap for Domestic

Violence Awareness Month in October. All proceeds benefit the YWCA

Greater Memphis Domestic Violence Shelter.

     Purple Thursday is a national day of action each October during

Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is an opportunity to raise

awareness about domestic violence and an easy way for people to show

their commitment to promoting healthy relationships. On October

21st, wear purple, be a voice, and start a conversation about domestic

violence.

Kenneth Davis

Kenneth Davis

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T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was four. And she

was re-diagnosed when I was seven or eight, and again when I was 13,

and my dad was very unhealthy, too. I was living on the edge of

mortality my entire childhood.

~Rachel Morrison~

     Rachel Morrison (born April 27, 1978) is an American 

cinematographer and director. For her work on Mudbound (2017),

Morrison earned a nomination for an Academy Award for Best

Cinematography, making her the first woman ever nominated in that

category. She has twice worked with director Ryan Coogler, first on

Fruitvale Station (2013) then on Black Panther (2018).

 "OCTOBER" THE MONTH OF PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES

     Salutations to you Beverly Miller! With this commemorative day of

celebration, I trust that you and your family are overcomers of this

present-day pandemic. May elegance, compassion and eminence be

among the benevolent gifts of favor bestowed upon you today. By now,

your Real Estate internship with the San Diego District Attorney Office

has been completed, and you're familiar with a gentleman named

Anthony Hitt. Anthony stated; Keep every promise you make and only

make promises you can keep. To be successful in real estate, you must

always and consistently put your clients' best interests first. When you

do, your personal needs will be realized beyond your greatest

expectations. Anthony has served as Chief Executive Officer of Engel &

Völkers Americas, when the Hamburg-based real estate leader tapped

him to establish its presence within California.

     You've wholly established your presence within California and

you've kept every promise you made and only made promises, only you

can keep. The daily obligations of a college professor and a Real Estate

Broker are demanding for some, even at our age. Judiciously, Anthony

relates you must always and consistently put your clients (and I'm

adding, your students) best interests first. Deftly, you have studiously

accomplished your occupational endeavors by doing so. Subsequently,

your personal needs have been realized beyond your greatest

expectations. As you and your family celebrate today, I wish you a

Paul Hardcastle type of day. Vocationally, mortage rates are down

and tuition free community college for two years won't be included in

the "Build Back Better" legislation. Such an alliance is simply another

actualization related to the Rhythm Of Life we've come to

expect...may your vision for today's rhythm of life become self-

actualized....enjoy your day and stay safe my friend....

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 
     Everyone who survives cancer knows the victory against it may only be

temporary. You know eventually that you might have to fight all over again.

Almost 15 years after my mum's first bout of cancer, a second bout occurred.

This time she needed an operation. But having gone through two bouts of

breast cancer and all the operations and treatments it's fair to say mum's a

special human being - especially as she had to deal with the tragedy and

heartache that went with Dad's death. Mum never made an excuse, even when

she had cancer and had a lot on her plate. You have to have huge admiration

for the way she brought us up.

~Jonny Bairstow~

Jonathan Marc Bairstow (born 26 September 1989) is an English cricketer,

who plays internationally for England and domestically for Yorkshire.

Bairstow was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

 "OCTOBER" THE MONTH OF PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES

     May expressions of gratitude, accolades of joy and flower bouquets

be showered upon you today Wanda Taylor! Let it be known to all that

you're a conquering heroine by virtue of the benevolence and spiritual

openhandedness received over your lifetime. Military service was a

transformative experience for us and the motto "Aim High" became

the die-cast which molded us to become conquerors. This mindset was

also proclaimed by a gentleman who's a biologist, naturalist, and

writer. He's famously known as the world's leading expert on ants.

Edward O.Wilson stated "You are capable of more than you know.

Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best,

however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to

be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all

you can give." His proclaimation sums up an associated description of

our determination to overcome these temporal days of a pandemic.

     When we consider the hidden life of ants, we presume they're

always aiming higher than ground level, always looking for that next

mountain to climb. Comparably, your milestone achievement today

solidifies your endurance, your persistance and your personal

preparations to endure failure along the hard path. As you celebrate

today with family, may the fog of uneasiness be lifted from your

surroundings. May your Visual Flight Rules allow you to see where

you've been and where you're headed. I wish you a Demetrius

Nabors and Althea Rene type of day. Enjoy your day, as you Aim

High and take flight, "Into The Light", The world needs all you can

give.......stay safe my friend....

Kenneth Davis

SMALL STRAWS

     Maintain a generous heart, and that generosity will be multiplied back to

you. This is not a time to withhold your consideration and kindness, and do

not allow your heart to be hardened in any way. Treat everyone in the same

way that you want to be treated. Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you:

good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put

into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured

back to you. Have a beautiful Spectacular Sunday!

De' Clayborn

Taraji P. Henson On Surviving An Abusive Relationship: 'I'm Missing A Piece

Of My Lip To This Day'

Brenda Alexander 

     Taraji P. Henson is opening up more about surviving an abusive

relationship. The Empire star has spoken in length about being in love with

her son’s father. Unfortunately, their relationship took a turn for the worse

when he became violent. During next week's episode of her Facebook Watch

series, Peace of Mind with Taraji, Henson spoke with Angela Simmons about

the abuse. “Sometimes as women what we do is we fall in love and we go, ‘You

know what? I’ll fix it later. For me, it was when blood was drawn,” she said.

“Because it started with the bruises and grabbing, things like that. And then

once the fist came — I’m missing a piece of my lip to this day — that’s when I

knew I had to go.” Henson says childhood trauma and not wanting her son to

experience the same is what got her out.

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

      As you get older, the cliches of life ring true. It's the simple things

that matter most: your family, the people you love, your health and

sanity. I wouldn't want anyone to go through what my mam did - she

was ill for two and a half years with breast cancer that moved to her

spine, and died in 1998, when she was 51. I did a bit of running away

when my mam passed away. I didn't go back to work; I started

drinking quite a lot, and I know how damaging that can be.

~Ronan Keating~

     Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer,

songwriter, and television & radio presenter who currently hosts a

breakfast show on Magic Radio. As a solo artist, Keating has sold over

20 million records worldwide alongside the 25 million records with

Boyzone, and in Australia, he is best known as a judge on All Together

Now and The X Factor from 2010 until 2014 and a coach on The Voice

in 2016. Keating is active in charity work and has been a charity

campaigner for the Marie Keating Foundation, which raises awareness

for breast cancer and is named after his mother, who died from the

disease in 1998.

"DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF LEE WILLIAMS"

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

When I was a junior in high school, my mom was diagnosed with

breast cancer. To see her struggle and go through chemo, radiation

and surgery, and all those things made a huge impact on us as a family.

~Greg Olsen~

 Gregory Walter Olsen (born March 11, 1985) is an American football

sportscaster and former tight end who played for 14 seasons in the

National Football League (NFL). Olsen founded Receptions For

Research: The Greg Olsen Foundation in 2009, which helps fund

cancer research. Greg's mother, Sue, is an 11-year cancer survivor and

the inspiration for his foundation. 

Mid-South breast cancer survivor said support groups helped her

through radiation stress, pandemic - Author: localmemphis.com

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Kenneth Davis

Hattie McDaniel Died: October 26, 1952 (aged 57)

First African American actress

to win an Oscar

for her role as

Mammy in

"Gone With The Wind".

Cause of Death: Breast cancer

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

If you observe children with sufficient objectivity as they grow

into the world, then you will perceive that children's temporal

bodies are still not fully connected with the spirit-soul. The task

of education, understood in a spiritual sense, is to bring the

soul-spirit into harmony with the temporal body.

~Rudolf Steiner~

 "OCTOBER" THE MONTH OF PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES

     Today, I extend a deep rooted homage to the last of three educators,

born during the month of October. Margie McRae Reed.... Alice,

Wendy and Margie, your contributions toward building the confidence

of and shaping the minds of numerous individuals with your

instructional forebearance is unparalleled. We know that society is

better - more prosperous, more stable, more peaceful, more cohesive -

when women's rights are respected and when women are valued,

empowered, and lead the way in our communities.(Justin Trudeau)

     Margie, as you celebrate today with your family, may the spiritual

sense and harmony of your earthly temporal body as mentioned by

Rudolf Steiner, be showered with overflowing  soft-heartedness and

finesse. Your soul-spirit was embeded within each edition of "Society's

Swirl" published in "The Washingtonian" newspaper. As we 

hilariously laughed at your antics and truisms, you shaped our minds,

thereby connecting with our soul-spirit and earthly temporal bodies.

     Justin Trudeau has a subtle discription resembling a portion of your

character. A good teacher isn't someone who gives the answers out to

their kids but is understanding of needs and challenges and gives tools

to help other people succeed. Openness, respect, integrity - these are

principles that need to underpin pretty much every other decision that

you make. I am a teacher. It's how I define myself. Justin Trudeau may

be Prime Minister of Canada, but mathematically speaking, you're our

prime number. Uniquely you!

     Thank you once again for your support and encouragement during

my individual website adaptation of "Society's Swirl". I appreciate your

openess, respect and integrity during our messaging feedback

conversations. As you, Larry and the remaining family celebrate this

major achievement, I wish you an Eric Essix type of day. Now retired

from professional teaching, you've gone through your own personnal

Evolution. Now its time to relax as you travel your Path To

Peace....enjoy your day and stay safe my friend....

Kenneth Davis

Good afternoon Warriors,

Was asked about the transition of another classmate. I have no

knowledge to post any information to the class website.

Whomever is the caretaker of the facebook alumni page, would

you mind sharing any information to post on this website ? ? ? ? ?

It would be greatly appreciated.......

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

There can be life after breast cancer. The prerequisite is early

detection. My cancer allowed me to explore who I really was. If you've

ever had a brush with cancer, you're always thinking a pain might be

something serious. I want all my pain to count for something. Now I

feel like a woman who's able to handle whatever life has dealt her.

~Ann Jillian~

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

On a personal note: I have contracted an outstanding case of breast

cancer, from which I intend to recover. I don't need get-well cards, but

I would like the beloved women readers to do something for me: Go.

Get. The. Damn. Mammogram. Done. When I was first

diagnosed, I went out, as a book person, and got some books on cancer

and looked up my version of the disease. It said that I had about a 5

percent chance of survival. I said, 'Gosh, well, it's been a good run.'

What I didn't realize is that in the two years since those books were

published, things had shifted dramatically. 

~Molly Ivins~

Molly Ivins, the liberal newspaper columnist who delighted in

skewering politicians and interpreting, and mocking, her Texas

culture, died yesterday in Austin. She was 62. Ms. Ivins waged a public

battle against breast cancer after her diagnosis in 1999. 

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

I was wildly interested in puberty as a child. Life goes on if

you're one of the lucky ones. If only there was a vaccine to

protect against breast cancer, we'd be lining up - wouldn't we?

~Judy Blume~

Judy Blume is an American writer of children's, young adult and

adult fiction. Blume began writing in 1959 and has published

more than 25 novels. Among her best-known works are Are You

There God? It's Me, Margaret (1970), Tales of a Fourth Grade

Nothing (1972), Deenie (1973), and Blubber (1974). Blume's

books have significantly contributed to children's and young

adult literature. Blume was one of the first young adult authors

to write some of her novels focused on teenagers about the

controversial topics of masturbation, menstruation, teen sex,

birth control, and death. Her novels have sold over 82 million

copies and have been translated into 32 languages.

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

When I had cancer - of the colon first, followed by breast cancer and a

mastectomy - my motto used to be 'Drips by day, Prada by night.' I

never thought of having cancer as something that was unfair. I just

braced myself and tried to get through it. I took on cancer like I take

on everything - like a mission and a job to accomplish. I felt that I had

to grasp it in the same way as you'd take on any challenge.

~Sam Taylor-Johnson~

Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson is a British filmmaker and

photographer. Her directorial feature film debut was 2009's Nowhere

Boy, a film based on the childhood experiences of the Beatles

songwriter and singer John Lennon. She is one of a group of artists

known as the Young British Artists. Taylor-Johnson directed the film

adaptation of E. L. James' best-selling erotic novel, Fifty Shades of

Grey, made by Universal Pictures and Focus Features.

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

For me, in my Christian belief, prayer is not an opportunity to

manipulate God into doing what you want him to. Prayer is an

opportunity to have a conversation with God to try to get in tune with

what his will is. I'm always feeling like I'm lacking wisdom. This

reassurance that one can ask God for that and it will happen is

certainly reassuring to me.

~Francis Collins~

Margie McRae (Reed)

Birthday Greetings to all of my Fellow Warriors with an October Birthdate!  I hope you are celebrating and will continue to enjoy a birthday season that has been as blessed as mine!

Thank you Kenneth for the wonderful tribute that you shared on my day.  As you always do for each classmate, you gave me celebrity status!

As this month comes to an end, I have to again say how blessed I have been by the informative and inspirational postings.  To find such a voluminous amount of information to share with us on breast cancer and domestic violence took an exorbitant amount of time; this is how I know that this is a labor of love and a ministry on your part.

Be safe, be Blessed, and keep Praying.

Love you BTW Warriors (1970)!

Margie

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

November is Native American Heritage month, and a good time to

honor the legacy of our ancestors, but every day we should stop to

think about our country's beginning and that the United States would

not exist if not for a great deal of sacrifice, blood, and tears by Indian

Tribes across the country.

~Deb Haaland~

Debra Anne Haaland is an American politician serving as the 54th

United States secretary of the interior. A member of the Democratic

Party, she served as chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party from

2015 to 2017 and as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st

congressional district from 2019 to 2021. She is an enrolled member of

the Laguna Pueblo.

"NOBLES OF NOVEMBER"

     Birthday greetings to you Thurmond Redmond! You're number one

on the list of Nobles for November. Expectations of grace and favor are

forcast for you today as you celebrate this milestone. Others along with

myself, pray that your health has been and remains excellent during

this pandemic season and the days ahead. Hopefully, you don't mind

your classmates praying on your behalf.

     There's a bunch of memes that say "It is really beautiful when

someone prays for you without you knowing. It's the highest form of

respect and care." I wish you a Jonathan White type of day. As you

celebrate today, may you experience a Spirit Walk of gratitude and

generosity....enjoy your day and as always, stay safe my friend....

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N