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>> Friday, October 1, 2010
Gramma Tuts
It's my only memory of her, and she's lying on the couch. I walk up and stand as high as the armrest. A short time later (days? weeks? months?), I walk into our family kitchen and see my dad, her son, sitting at the table. It's the first time I see him cry. Aunt Shirley
I have her watercolors hanging in my livingroom. My mother's sister. Her contagious laugh, her quirky sense of humor, her kind heart and her artistic gifts. She fought, won, fought again, and we lost her. Survived by daughters, sisters, mother, and many more.
Aunt Mary
She always wore the greatest lipstick, and taught her daughters to do the same. My father's sister, lost decades after his mother. Her poems touched us all with humor and reflection through weddings and funerals alike. I can still hear her laugh if I close my eyes and listen.
Cousin Amy
A life lived far too briefly. Fight battle rest battle rest battle fight battle. Rest eternal, sweet cousin. Beautiful inside and out. A wife, a mother three times over. She was far too young.
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I wanted to pour so much into this post, but I'm at a loss for words tonight. I've committed this month to Write Pink - I'm joining a host of bloggers today and many more over the course of the month in writing about breast cancer and how we can each play a role in preventing it and finding a cure.
I've signed up with Army of Women - a collaboration between the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and the Avon Army of Women - to help recruit ONE MILLION HEALTHY WOMEN to participate in research studies aimed to prevent breast cancer and to find a cure.
Signing up does not commit you to participate in any specific study -- instead you will receive information about studies for which you may be eligible. I urge you to sign up. Together, we improve breast cancer prevention and work towards finding a cure for this disease that touches far too many women.
I'm honored to be a part of the Write Pink campaign, and I'll be linking up with the ladies at Bigger Picture Blogs a few more times this month to spread the word about the Army of Women initiative.
16 comments:
This is SO important. Thank you for sharing what you could.
Elizabeth, this is exactly why we birthed Write Pink! -- for the women who were lost far too soon and those of us who remember them. Here's to stopping breast cancer before it starts.
I love this video - and your memories. Thank you for sharing it.
xox
your memories are lovely. Just linked to you in a list I am doing of blogs writing today .. #joinpink.
you have me in tears. this is such a great project, and i'm so excited that it focuses on the prevention end.
so close to home.
i'm on it.
Sometimes you just have to write what you can...so much loss.
Thank you so much for committing to #WritePink!
Signed up. Thank you for posting this.
I'm aching for your loss x even one is too many , Elizabeth.
I will watch the video
my heart has been broken by breast cancer as my mom was taken from me almost a year ago. But my especially goes out to those who've left behind young kids. Simply reading that your cousin was a mother of three brings a tear to my eyes. Hears hoping that someday no child will have to know what it is to lose a mother to Breast Cancer@
You've said so much here in just a few words. Thank you for sharing your stories and for spreading the word about this important cause.
I'm so sorry.
Beautiful memories. Thank you for joining us, combing our voices so other women will have lives and not memories!
You poured much into this post. It's heartfelt and so personal. Just lovely.
I'll be checking Write Pink out. Thanks so much.
Elizabeth, I have already participated in the Army of Women testing. There was nothing to it--very easy. Now I just have to update them once a year on my health. It is a small way in which we can help the fight. Mom
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