Do you know someone dealing with breast cancer?  At times, it may be hard to know what to say or do.  But one thing you know for sure is that you want to help.  At Susan G. Komen for the Cure, we call these people offering help and support "co-survivors."  

Komen for the Cure developed a co-survivor ribbon that combines the pink ribbon, the universal symbol for breast cancer awareness, with the color white to recognize the relationship between breast cancer survivors and their co-survivors.  This special pink and white ribbon has become the symbol of the co-survivor.

There are as many ways of being a co-survivor as there are people!  Thoughtful gestures big and small mean so much to survivors, whether they've just been diagnosed or completed treatment years ago.  The strength, love and support you show in ways big and small make you a co-survivor.

If you are looking for ways to help, try these three simple steps:

Step 1:  Find out all you can about breast cancer and treatment choices.

Step 2:  Tell the person you are ready, willing and able to help.

Step 3:  Pull together a team of family, friends, co-workers and neighbors.

For more information on ways to be a co-survivor, please visit the Komen co-survivor mini-site at www.komen.org/cosurvivor.