In our glass:

Starborough’s Sauvignon Blanc:
Bright, approachable and refreshing, Starborough Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand is like wind-whipped seagrass on a warm summer day. It’s the perfect pairing for a casual catch-up and a quick bite. Touched with hints of:Fresh Guava, Sweet Kiwi, Zesty Citrus and Tropical Passion Fruit

It retails at HEB (our local grocery store) for $8.99.  It is 12.5% ABV.
https://www.starboroughwine.com/our-wine.html

Simple Life Winery’s Pinot Noir
The Simple Life Pinot Noir offers lifted fresh fruit and floral aromas with an incredibly soft and juicy palate. The core of this wine was crafted around the Pommard CLONE 4 Pinot Noir fruit from Clarksburg, California. The Pommard CLONE 4 has clusters about half of the size of a clenched fist with bright fruit concentration and fresh raspberry flavors.

It retails at HEB (our local grocery store) for 10.98.  It is 13.5% ABV.
https://simplelifewinery.com/pinot-noir

Our guest for today is Virmarie, V, Rodriguez.  V, is an amazing person who is  currently battling breast cancer. She’s a sister, daughter, friend, coworker and a survivor of adult children. Virmarie is my bohemian, spiritual, loving friend. I hope you enjoy the conversation about life and it’s challenges!

Breast Cancer statistics/info can be read below:
Each year in the United States, about 264,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women and about 2,400 in men. About 42,000 women and 500 men in the U.S. die each year from breast cancer. Black women have a higher rate of death from breast cancer than White women.

The most common kinds of breast cancer are—

• Invasive ductal carcinoma. The cancer cells begin in the ducts and then grow outside the ducts into other parts of the breast tissue. Invasive cancer cells can also spread, or metastasize, to other parts of the body.
• Invasive lobular carcinoma. Cancer cells begin in the lobules and then spread from the lobules to the breast tissues that are close by. These invasive cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body.

There are several other less common kinds of breast cancer, such as Paget’s disease, medullary, mucinous, and inflammatory breast cancer.
https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/index.htm

1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime.

• Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, except for skin cancers. It is estimated that in 2022, approximately 30% of all new women cancer diagnoses will be breast cancer.
• There are over 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.
• On average, every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States.

https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-facts/

Mark Cuban’s website
https://www.markcubancostplusdrugcompany.com

Music in today’s episode
Music by Miyagisama from Pixabay