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Surviving

dbs1673
dbs1673 CSN Member Posts: 203
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
This past weekend I was at a minor league baseball game where it just happened to be breast cancer awareness. The players had on pink jerseys and people were handing out BC awareness info, mammogram, SBE etc...One woman seemed a bit lecturing to me and was telling me how "you'd better be careful, listen to...". I finally said, "been there, done that" and she continued on until I finally said "and survivng that". Suddenly her eyes widened and she became silent. I've never been comfortable with the word "Survivor". Next month will be my year marker (I'm not comfortable with Anniversary either). I realized that I do like "Surviving" as it makes me feel that I'm active in this fight, expecially now that my treatments are over. Well to all us survivors or those surviving, as one of my favorite BC shirts say, "Save Second Base"!

dawn
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  • Moopy23
    Moopy23 CSN Member Posts: 1,751 Member
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    Surviving
    Dawn, good for you for stepping up to the plate (sorry, couldn't resist). You are a Survivor and a wonderful representative for us all.
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  • RE
    RE CSN Member Posts: 4,591 Member
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    :-)
    Well done and well said Dawn! You are indeed a survivor and I am honored to know you. Congratulations on your upcoming one year anniversary!

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    RE
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  • chenheart
    chenheart CSN Member Posts: 5,159 Member
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    Awwwwwwwww
    Bless Your Heart! I suppose you could have said you gave at the office.....
    I too love the Save 2nd Base T's~ those and the whole line from the Save The Ta-ta's, as well.

    You make us proud~ we love you !
    Hugs,
    Claudia
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  • peggy65
    peggy65 CSN Member Posts: 100
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    doesn't it seem to you that
    doesn't it seem to you that everywhere you go or on television there is something about CANCER. i am sure that there are no more ads or programs, etc. on than before but because i had never had cancer i paid no attention to them. people say the strangest things to us survivors, don't they. i hope you continue to do well. love, peggy
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  • dbs1673
    dbs1673 CSN Member Posts: 203
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    peggy65 said:

    doesn't it seem to you that
    doesn't it seem to you that everywhere you go or on television there is something about CANCER. i am sure that there are no more ads or programs, etc. on than before but because i had never had cancer i paid no attention to them. people say the strangest things to us survivors, don't they. i hope you continue to do well. love, peggy

    the best team!
    You guys are the best team and provide the best coaches!! Like when I was pregnant or got a new car it does seem that when you look around it's all we see...pink ribbons, etc. I'm kind of afraid that with bathing suit season around the corner will I be looking at women's breasts wondering real, fake, mastectomy, implants, reconstructed....?
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  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl CSN Member Posts: 3,682 Member
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    May, in general, is a paricularly intense PINK RIBBON month
    Yep, May and October. October is actually National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. However, since there are so many BC-related events - the various organizations couldn't fit them all into one month. So, May became the "secondary" month for BC awareness because of Mother's Day.

    So, we are surrounded with pink ribbons this month! I, for one, kinda like it! :-)

    Kind regards, Susan
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  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl CSN Member Posts: 3,682 Member
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    Moopy23 said:

    Surviving
    Dawn, good for you for stepping up to the plate (sorry, couldn't resist). You are a Survivor and a wonderful representative for us all.

    Moopy!
    Yes, you ARE funny! Your post above is a perfect example!

    Kind regards, Susan
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  • tasha_111
    tasha_111 CSN Member Posts: 2,072
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    Christmas Girl said:

    May, in general, is a paricularly intense PINK RIBBON month
    Yep, May and October. October is actually National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. However, since there are so many BC-related events - the various organizations couldn't fit them all into one month. So, May became the "secondary" month for BC awareness because of Mother's Day.

    So, we are surrounded with pink ribbons this month! I, for one, kinda like it! :-)

    Kind regards, Susan

    Hey Pink Ladies
    The Garden centre where I work has a load of stuff due this week for breast cancer awareness. Pink hosepipes, gardening gloves, trowels, kneelers etc etc. Nothing in Turquoise though :(

    Old Gardeners never die, They just throw in the Trowel!

    ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Jxxxxxxxxxxxx
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  • CR1954
    CR1954 CSN Member Posts: 1,390 Member
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    tasha_111 said:

    Hey Pink Ladies
    The Garden centre where I work has a load of stuff due this week for breast cancer awareness. Pink hosepipes, gardening gloves, trowels, kneelers etc etc. Nothing in Turquoise though :(

    Old Gardeners never die, They just throw in the Trowel!

    ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Jxxxxxxxxxxxx

    tasha......
    Tasha, you are too much! And I mean that in a very GOOD way! Always making me smile!!

    CR
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  • crazylady55
    crazylady55 CSN Member Posts: 92
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    CR1954 said:

    tasha......
    Tasha, you are too much! And I mean that in a very GOOD way! Always making me smile!!

    CR

    I must be really dense
    Ok you can all laugh but it took me two or three times reading "save second base" to realize what it meant.

    And Tasha you are always good for a laugh love the "throw in the trowell"
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  • phoenixrising
    phoenixrising CSN Member Posts: 1,508
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    Good come back Dawn, some
    Good come back Dawn, some people need to be put in their place. I like the word surviving. It feels like that's exactly what I'm doing. Thanks
    jan
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