10/01/2026
🎀 October 1st — Breast Cancer Awareness Month
This October feels a little different for me. 💗
Breast cancer awareness has always been important, but this year, I understand it from a much more personal place.
I now know that a diagnosis is more than a word on a medical report. It becomes appointments, decisions, uncertainty, strength, family, gratitude, and learning to take things one day at a time.
As a dentist, I spend my days caring for the health of others. This experience has reminded me that we also have to make time to care for ourselves.
So this October, I want to remember and honor:
🎀 Those who fought and won
🎀 Those who are still fighting
🎀 Those we have lost
🎀 And those who are just beginning their journey
If my experience can remind even one woman to schedule her screening, pay attention to her body, or advocate for herself, then sharing it is worth it.
To every woman navigating this journey: you are not alone. 💗
With love,
Dr. Purohit
