I don’t look good in pink. I never wore it, even as a child. My parents knew better. I’ll try to explain further my reasons for not becoming part of the pink blog beau monde.
I feel the whole “pink campaign” just feeds the breast cancer cash cow, a cash cow which now includes Yoplait Yogurt. Breast cancer will remain a cash cow until something comes along to replace it, another illness common among upper middle class citizens with the money to pay for new and expensive treatment, something to feed the greed of corporations who use breast cancer as a pubic relations tool.
Most women know about breast cancer, it seems silly to turn pink for a month every year unless you work diligently all year long to promote education in regard to breast cancer. Real education. There are great strides in breast cancer research, though sadly the research is not pooled or coordinated between government and private research. There is still no cure, the five year survival rate, if caught early is between 95% and 97% depending on what you read, and the disease is most prevalent among older women.
I support events in my community which make funds available for women who otherwise would be unable to get yearly mammograms and expensive treatment. I support research into earlier detection and causation, more research into environmental issues which may be associated with breast cancer — issues which could be investigative in finding a cure, if not a way to prevent it. I support education events which give real facts about breast cancer.
I also support a more coordinated effort of the different research bodies. Those truly looking for a cure should not find this idea outlandish. I support this all year long, and do not need a “pink month”. I hope all the pink blogs out there are posting some real facts about breast cancer. I think some are quite sincere, many though are disingenuous. I would bet that on most pink blogs you will not find breast cancer mentioned once in the preceding year.
Many here know this, but for those who do not, my grandmother died from a normally non-lethal virus picked up in South America. She had post breast cancer chemotherapy induced immune system suppression and this virus killed her. She was attending an academic conference in Santiago Chile, I accompanied her. I’m glad I got to spend the last week of her life with her. The last time I saw her alive was upon leaving her at the airport in Charleston South Carolina. I waved goodbye to her and headed to my connecting flight home.
This in my opinion. You have all the right in the world to pink up your blog, and people should respect your right to do so.
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There Is A Voice Inside Of You
That Whispers All Day Long,
“I Feel That This Is Right For Me,
I Know That This Is Wrong.“
No Teacher, Preacher, Parent, Friend
Or Wise Man Can Decide
What’s Right For You– Just Listen To
The Voice That Speaks Inside.
Shel Silverstein

