Tag Archives: Pinktober
in honor of breast cancer awareness month it’s time to remind you that this disease is neither pink nor fluffy.
Here we are, another year, another Pinktober. It has taken 14 years for me to realize the problem is not the fact that it’s October and it’s about breast cancer awareness, it’s still about all the pink crap that manufacturers … Continue reading
it’s pinktober so why not body shame a breast cancer survivor, right? ummm, not so fast.
Like clockwork, if you are a woman with a voice who happens to be a breast cancer survivor, and who also brushed past ovarian cancer barely (thank you full hysterectomy in 2014 to remove septating cysts and more that initially … Continue reading
pinktober 2024: ford is doing something great
I hate Pinktober. This is year 13 saying that. But I am going to share something a company is doing that is really good and really helpful. Thank you Ford Motor Company. It’s called a support belt. Ever since my … Continue reading
breast cancer awareness month 2023 for me means skin cancer surgeries
Hello readers. It’s been a while. I was chugging along, living my life enjoying not having medical bills for once, and then life happened. A visit with the dermatologist a few short weeks ago found more skin cancer. I think … Continue reading
oh christ it is october, think before you pink.
Consider this your annual PSA that I have been providing for 11 years now. Buying pink crap helps the bottom line of corporate America, not so much breast cancer patients, survivors, and victims. Every year as soon as October 1st … Continue reading
thinking of you
Thinking of you. You know who you are. The surgery should be over by now. I respect your boundaries and your quiet way of being. But I am still thinking of you. I know you read my blogs, so I … Continue reading
at the end of breast cancer awareness month, a woman continues to target breast cancer survivor (me)
Recently I wrote about the woman whom seems a little obsessed with me, and not in a healthy way. We are now at the end of #PinkTober or #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth and the same woman still is a bit obsessed with me. … Continue reading
#ThinkBeforeYouPink
Ten years later, I still #hate #pinktober because there is nothing pink or fluffy about breast cancer. And I don’t like all of the companies which profit from this month because very little of their pink profits goes to charity. … Continue reading
the one good thing about a global pandemic is….
I found the silver lining in COVID19. I haven’t seen much of Pinktober which I hate. This is the month I really hate because you even see pink pumpkins. Whoever thought a pink pumpkin looked good? It looks like someone … Continue reading
the “pinktober” lament: breast cancer isn’t pink and fluffy
#PinkPower ? #PinkTober ? #IfightTODAY ? Damn. It’s October 1st. Freaking #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth is here again in all it’s glorious hues of Pepto Bismol pinkness. I hate it. I hate the month of October now. Every time you turn on the … Continue reading
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