Over the years, I've written my fair share of breast cancer awareness stories in October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

It's a time dedicated to educate people about breast cancer, promote screening and raise awareness to reduce the risk of the disease.

Each year, I share a story about an area woman's breast cancer journey . Each year, I learn something about breast cancer as I travel that journey with the people I talk to. I've met new people, and I've written stories about women I know and consider friends .

Without fail, every one of these women strongly advocated for mammograms.

I join them. Get the mammogram.

I've had yearly mammograms since age 40. In fact, I had this year's mammogram just a few days before I met with Nisswa Mayor Jennifer Carnahan to learn about

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