Making Strides
 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This Sunday I will be walking in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. This is my second year doing it. Cancer has touched all of our lives in one way or another, so it feels good that I can help out in some small way. I'll be walking with quite a few family members and friends again with our coffees in hand. So many people came out last year and I'm expecting a big crowd again this year. The weather is supposed to be beautiful too. I'm looking forward to doing this again very much.

http://makingstrides.acsevents.org/s...tMakingStrides

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Fuck cancer.

:apinkr:

Fuck cancer.

Fuck Cancer.

My SIL was diagnosed with breast cancer this summer. She was lucky though because it was detected really early...at a stage 0, I think. She has already gone through the biopsy and lumpectomy and now is doing the radiation. Her surgeon told her that there is 0% chance of fatality.

Her mammography saved her.

cancer sucks a hairy bean bag.

my roommate just had his prostate removed. he was down and out for 2 weeks.

Good on you BD.
FUCK CANCER

coitus cancer! :mad:

[slight hijack] OK so I'm supposed to wear pink to the swim meet on Thursday b/c it's a BC pink-out. Those of you who have been here a while (a) know what i went through with my friend who got a stage 4ish diagnosis and (b) know I hate pink. and maybe (c) know I only wear black. I do the team spirit things -I will even wear colored team shirts for the duration of the game. Sometimes. But I don't wanna wear pink. And I'd have to buy something -I'd rather donate the $$. And I hate the concept "if you don't wear pink, you're pro breast-cancer" which seems to be implied. Should I really oughta wear pink, or is it ok to wear black and claim I'm in mourning for my friend's boob when challenged?

Why don't you just wear a breast cancer pin or something small like that? I don't think you should feel you have to wear pink.

...It's high school..... I'mm'a probably be the only non-conformist. Well that and the dad still in suit and tie......

maybe I can take of the kids'...... oooh ooh I got it, I'mm'a take Hector's webkinz Eagle in a pink shirt :) (they are the eagles)

thanks, you make me think hard enough to find a good solution

wear black with one of these. :apinkr:
or these

um, no.

If someone brings it up, just tell them you're avant-garde and black IS the new pink for women! :cool:

Pink ribbons are too ambiguous. I like explicit instructions.

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See http://www.facebook.com/feelyourboobies

monster - you could wear my cock-shaped (snort!) "Courage" pin that limey sent me. Though I treasure it, I know you would send it back.

Different cause but that made me think of this:

very kind. meet is in 19 hours, though

ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dye your hair pink, or maybe get a can of pink hair spray?

um, no.

did I mention not liking pink? i just redied my hair today. the usual blue/purple/red. i'm going with the eagle thing. it'll be enough, I think....

I hate schoolyard politics.

yeah, it sux.

I have Mav's german teacher emailing me on a weekly basis trying to get us to change our minds and let him go on a trip to Germany next year.

Next email she sends I'm going to give it to her. Mav was really mature about the decision for him not to go, but she keeps telling him that the fund raising will help blah blah, so he gets his hopes up and wants to change the decision.

Fucking pain in the arse young single teachers who can afford the $5k to send themselves to Germany with a bunch of school kids!

I have that t-shirt and everyone in my family has it on the back of our vehicles. A great saying and they have some other great stuff as well. Here:


http://www.savethetatas.com/

Tennant's Mum is now only waiting for a blood test to confirm she is clear of her thyroid cancer. The other test (biopsy?) has already come back clear.

Cancer once again fucked, thank goodness.

I thought I'd post Martina McBride's Song, "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" here.




"I'm Gonna Love You Through It"

She dropped the phone and burst into tears
The doctor just confirmed her fears
Her husband held it in and held her tight
Cancer don’t discriminate or care if you’re just 38
With three kids who need you in their lives
He said, "I know that you’re afraid and I am, too
But you’ll never be alone, I promise you"

When you’re weak, I’ll be strong
When you let go, I’ll hold on
When you need to cry, I swear that I’ll be there to dry your eyes
When you feel lost and scared to death,
Like you can’t take one more step
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I’m gonna love you through it.

She made it through the surgery fine
They said they caught it just in time
But they had to take more than they planned
Now it's forced smiles and baggy shirts
To hide what the cancer took from her
But she just wants to feel like a woman again
She said, "I don't think I can do this anymore"
He took her in his arms and said "That's what my love is for"

When you’re weak, I’ll be strong
When you let go, I’ll hold on
When you need to cry, I swear that I’ll be there to dry your eyes
When you feel lost and scared to death,
Like you can’t take one more step
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I’m gonna love you through it.

And when this road gets too long
I'll be the rock you lean on
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I’m gonna love you through it.
I’m gonna love you through it.

really nice BD. The chorus really hits home for me.

God that really got me.