I will be honored at the Indiana Fevers game on Friday night. They will say Im a survivor. For the first time publicly someone will say I won. There is a downside to this. I must wear pink. I hate pink! I know that sounds bad but I do. So many people get lost in the pretty pink things and forget that lives are lost to what that stupid color means. It isnt about the pink. Its about the fight, the scars, the emotional damage and much more. I will wear the stupid pink ribbon because it is something I earned. Like it or not for the rest of my life I will be expected to wear pink. I have never presented myself in a venue this large as a breast cancer patient or survivor. Those close to me know I have been riddled with panic attacks in large crowds now. I will do this. I will smile and do this without crying or fleeing. My doctors, nurses and navigators had faith in me and wanted me to celebrate this win in public. They wanted me to have fun! This month I will go to this game, my last chemo on the 13th, celebrate my one year on August 20th and have my final surgery on the 22nd. Wow what a month. Heck what a year. Here goes nothing.... I am a survivor and I will proudly stand tall in my pink as one. I earned that pink ribbon and I did it my way. I fought to live a normal life. I worked, took care of kids, laughed and poked fun at myself. I did it!
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:56:49 +0000
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