October Is National Domestic Violence Month
October Is National Domestic Violence Month We all know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month but not many people know that it is also National Domestic Violence month as well. Both subjects are near and dear to my heart as both my mom and my aunt had breast cancer. And because I am a survivor of domestic violence. We need to shine the light into the darkness that is so many women's lives, women that deal with domestic violence day after day. This month I will try to inform you with facts, statistics and stories that will shock you, make you cry and hopefully open your eyes and heart up to try to help others that are in this horrible situation. Now you might be jaded, you might say “Why don't these women just leave? Come on, grow some and leave the bastard!” If it was only that easy… Then we would have all left already. Some of you may think this only happens to poor, uneducated women, again you're wrong. It happens to all of us, no matter what your economic ba...
