• Clamp Down on Breast Cancer

    Don't give up hope. I love this message. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I am using this post to remind my lady friends of the importance of early detection. I had my own scare two years ago ... "I don't think THAT is supposed...Read more

  • Courage

    Breast cancer happens in men too. I watched for over a year and a half someone I love dearly go through chemo, radiation and radiation-therapy. The courage I have seen in this person and at Sunnybrook, Hospital is amazing. Each person I had the...Read more

  • No discomfort at all!

    I've had 3 so far and have not experienced any discomfort whatsoever. Even if I did I would still go. It's like the dentist. Necessary. Just do it!

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  • RESPECT YOUR BREASTS

    I THINK THE NAME YOU CHOSE FOR THIS LEARNING MATERIAL IS DISGUSTING AND DISRESPECTFUL TO WOMEN. YOU TRULY NEED TO RETHINK THIS CAMPAIGN AND USE LESS COARSE LANGUAGE. SHAME ON YOU FOR BEING SO UNTHOUGHTFUL TOWARDS US WOMEN WHO HAVE LOST A BREAST...Read more

  • The thingamaboob is a brilliant concept

    The concept behind the thingamabob is brilliant. The pink beads are a very girlish touch to building awareness around a serious cancer faced by many women. I’m still in my thirties but I’ve had a friend survive breast cancer because it was...Read more

  • A handy Thingamaboob

    Recently, I attended a Toronto theatre and received the 'Thingamaboob' at the end of the production. I was so impressed with it that I found out how to order more so that I could share it with my family and friends at a Bridal Shower.Read more

  • That's not a lump...THIS is a lump!

    When I first saw the Thingamaboob, I automatically touched the largest "Thing". I was a 32 year old pregnant mother, and I had just undergone a lumpectomy. Not 1 but 2 deadly lumps had been found; the first was 3.5cm and the second 3cm...Read more

  • Jane's Thingamaboob story

    When I was first introduced to the Thingamaboob two thoughts went through my head: that big bead is scary big and I love this thing – it’s so NOT scary. That’s the thing about the Thingamaboob – it gets a serious message across in a fun, hands-...Read more