In the wake of Roxy Jacenko‘s shock breast cancer announcement, the PR genius and her little daughter Pixie have started selling pink bows for a beautiful reason.
“We’ve launched a new Pixie’s Bows limited edition pack,” the mum-of-two announced on her personal Instagram page with a photo of her 4-year-old donning a pink hair accessory. “With 50% of all proceeds donated to Breast Cancer Network Australia.”
The wonderful decision comes after the 36-year-old felt a lump in her breast while showering.
Now the Sweaty Betty PR founder is determined to ensure other women do not find themselves in her position.
“Be vigilant with self-examination,” Jacenko told Fairfax Media. “Don’t just happen to be showering and come across a lump like I did.
“I should have known better and I should have done routine mammograms knowing that my mum had suffered from breast cancer – but I didn’t, I just thought, ‘I’ll worry about that when I am 40 plus’.
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Roxy commercialised hair ribbons on the basis of unconfirmed breast cancer. There are many benign lumps, some temporary, many not tumours of any description, which a competent doctor would no doubt have explained. Might have been more... decent?... genuine?... to have waited for a definitive diagnosis before commencing PR.
Seems like it was "just a scare" now. Hmmm...who saw that coming?