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I've written a lot about the trials and tribulations of being a breast cancer survivor in America in October. It's not for the faint of heart. In fact, if you're like me, it's damn hard to cut through the pinkwashing and pink nausea to maintain your love of all things October. There's pink on everything, [...]
It's October and the pink marketeering machine is once again taking advantage of our sincere desire to put an end to breast cancer. I was blissfully unaware of the hoopla until that moment my cancer pain smashed head on into a pink ribbon festooned six-pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade. Rather than try to recreate my [...]
I've been keeping a secret for a few weeks. Although it was very much on my mind, I couldn't tell my husband until it was absolutely necessary. Because my daughter, who is away at college, doesn't need to know, I lied when she asked me what my plans were yesterday.I kept my secret to myself because [...]
Of all the things breast cancer ruined for me, the color pink is among them. I used to like pink. Sometimes in a shamelessly girly way and sometimes just because it was beautiful. As a decorator, I know I'm not alone. In fact, the 2011 Color of the Year, as pronounced by Pantone, is Honeysuckle [...]
October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again. Hal Borland Last week, I wrote a post about my need to reclaim the power of pink this Pinktober. While the "awareness v. research" [...]
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