I woke up with a song in my head, 'Lovin' You', made famous by the late Minnie Riperton.
Riperton was a hugely talented singer with a 4-octave and
head voice/
whistle register range.
She died shockingly young of breast cancer, aged only 31, having in the few years after her diagnosis spoken publicly about the disease and received the American Cancer Society's Courage Award from President Jimmy Carter.
Anyway... the song was in my dream because of its association with Ms Riperton and her untimely death.
I'd heard a discussion about breast cancer on R4 and noted the statement that most breast cancer deaths happen to older women; only 4% of all breast cancers occur in women under 40.
The message was of course not to be complacent. Younger women still need to check, check and CHECK for breast cancer whatever their age.
A bloke the ex was at university with lost his wife to breast cancer at about 32, leaving him with a little daughter.
I met him and the child after the wife's death.
He later became a writer and speaker on the subject of fathers raising children alone after bereavement.
So yeah, you don't need to be elderly to get it.
Here's the programme, featuring the admirable Julia Bradbury talking about her breast cancer diagnosis -
Woman's Hour
The Julia Bradbury segment starts at about 21:26.
So thank you Ms Subconscious for reminding me once again about taking care of myself.