We felt it was very important to offer this line of products year-round because breast cancer is a disease that can strike at any time,

Breast cancer prevention is a cause that is near and dear to my heart and I am thrilled that our company has been at the forefront of the pink movement, ... In addition to raising money, I am hopeful that this line of products will continue to bring comfort to those who are currently battling breast cancer or those who have fought the battle and won. The longer these products are available in the market, the greater is our ability to make a difference in the lives of breast cancer patients and their families.

In 2005, cancer may still be the disease that cannot speak its name, but it is also the great leveller - cutting across divisions of class, income, status and success - and, sadly, so ubiquitous that few people's lives are untouched by it. Almost without exception, those we approached gave their time and reminiscences not only with great open-heartedness but with touching concern for my own welfare.

I freaked out. I'm generally a calm, level-headed person who doesn't get too excited about much. But that day I literally floated.

I'm sure she got 200 to 300 pairs a day, but someone brought mine to her. She took them with her to her farm in Indiana for a three-day weekend. She called me the following Tuesday and said she'd worn them the entire weekend.

I guess we have a similar look. She's terrific. I can't do things as precisely as she does and I've never tried. I try to do things a lot easier, a little more realistic to most of the people in the world.