This Mother's day, Sunday, May 11th, is the 2nd Annual Y-Me Walk to Empower out at Tempe Beach Park. Marya & I will be there, and we want you to sign up and join OUR CBS 5 walk team!

Do you know what the upside- down ribbon means?

Y-Me is a 24 hour hotline for breast cancer patients and their families. It's staffed by peer counselors who've been there. And when I say they've been there, that's what I mean, they are breast cancer survivors themselves. Who better to answer the call late in the night or at any hour of the day when you've left the doctor's office and forgot that one question, or just want to hear what one procedure's really like from someone who's been through it themselves? That's what the upside- down ribbon is all about. When life turns you upside down, turn to Y-Me. It's here for women who can't wait for a cure for tomorrow and have questions today.

There are so many breast cancer outreach and non- profits that raise money for research. And while that's truly needed, Y-Me, offers a pulse of hope for the thousands of families who are dealing with the disease today. Everyone knows someone in their circle of friends or extended family, who's been touched by or diagnosed with breast cancer. Consider giving them this number to call, 1-800-221-2141. They have interpreters in 150 languages!

And if any of this has struck a chord with you, please consider joining our CBS 5 Morning News Walk team for the Walk to Empower on Mother's Day. The links' on our homepage, or you can click this one:

http://main.y-me.org/site/TR/MothersDayEvents/MothersDayEvents-Phoenix?team_id=53021&pg=team&fr_id=1246

We'd be honored to have you walk with us. Email me and let me know your story about why you're walking, ncrites@kpho.com