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V Day in New Orleans, LA

Just had to share this with you all!

As Breast Health Consultants and Breast Cancer Advocates with Plexus Pink Breast Chek Kits, my team and I went to New Orleans this weekend for the V-Day activities in the Super Dome (about 40 miles from home). We knew there would be women there from all over the world, and we would have great exposure for our breast exam kits and more important, the opportunity to share the gift of early detection with so many women!

Well, WOW! Did we have a great opportunity! On Friday, we were able to give out over 2500 brochures explaining and introducing our breast exam device to them while visiting all sorts of booths and services for women! There were speakers from all over lecturing on the many ways women are being victims of violence in the world. It’s message was love, protection, education and awareness and it was a wonderful, yet bittersweet day!

We spoke about Hurricane Katrina and its still devastating effects on New Orleans and the gulf coast residents. The camaraderie of the women from all parts of the world, all races, sizes and beliefs all meeting together in one place was amazing to say the least. The word “vagina” was everywhere (hence “V-day!”)and some were very comfortable with that while others were a bit shy.

As Christian women, our team of Plexus Pink agents fell somewhere in the middle of that comfort zone. All of us definitely have one, but our thoughts and ideas usually are on the BREAST, not the VAGINA or “down there” as it was called by MANY!! It took a little getting used to hearing about it OUT LOUD so much!

On Saturday, we had more time to mingle and get to meet more women, but Saturday’s speakers had more emphasis on more political topics, sexual preference, and topics that as a Christian, were a little more uncomfortable and divisive. The emphasis wasn’t exactly on love, peace and uniting people. (Just my take on the subject!)

This wasn’t quite as comfortable for us, but we still remembered our mission of saving lives through early detection and stuck it out even through the entire “Vagina Monologues” (held at the New Orleans arena) to close the weekend out.

The message of the Vagina Monologues included many celebrities, sad and funny stories about their “down there”/vagina’s, and for the most part was about ending Violence on Women, but it also strayed onto other subjects that might make a Christian feel uncomfortable (some of the language and some of the messages were PRETTY GRAPHIC!)

All in all, I wouldn’t trade any of it and was so glad I got to take part in such a wonderful women’s weekend and meet so many women from all over! I hope I was able to make women more aware of their breasts, and I am now more aware of my “down there!” and the horrendous things many women in our own country and in other countries are experiencing. We need to keep our sisters from all around the world in our prayers!