October is the breast cancer awareness month and many people will adorn pink ribbons to raise awareness. What many, even the wearers don't know is that there is a deeper meaning and history attached to the pink ribbon, writes NJOKI CHEGE
It all began in 1990 when one woman in the US, 68-year-old Charlotte Haley, was traumatised to discover that her daughter, grandmother and sister were all diagnosed with breast cancer.