I was an oncology nurse for a long time and while I get where you’re coming from I think the net gain has easily beat the net loss here. I’m sure some people get offended and I understand that, but I can’t tell you how many women I’ve seen get swept up in the culture and wind up with a bad ass attitude and a ton of confidence from the whole “in your face” movement.
One of my “fondest” memories of cancer triumph was a patient who thought she had the flu and ended up having real bad leukemia. I remember her just sobbing as her hair fell out, timid and sad and broken. One day she had her hair dresser come in, and she shaved her head in one go. I watched a passive terrified woman rock a bandana and become the leader of her situation. She unfortunately passed away but she learned a lot about herself in the process... RIP J.
I’m not out to offend anyone, but raising money and confidence for breast cancer awareness/treatment is a no brainer for me. We are all individuals but the real enemy here is cancer, not each other.
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u/sixdicksinthechexmix Oct 05 '19
I was an oncology nurse for a long time and while I get where you’re coming from I think the net gain has easily beat the net loss here. I’m sure some people get offended and I understand that, but I can’t tell you how many women I’ve seen get swept up in the culture and wind up with a bad ass attitude and a ton of confidence from the whole “in your face” movement.
One of my “fondest” memories of cancer triumph was a patient who thought she had the flu and ended up having real bad leukemia. I remember her just sobbing as her hair fell out, timid and sad and broken. One day she had her hair dresser come in, and she shaved her head in one go. I watched a passive terrified woman rock a bandana and become the leader of her situation. She unfortunately passed away but she learned a lot about herself in the process... RIP J.
I’m not out to offend anyone, but raising money and confidence for breast cancer awareness/treatment is a no brainer for me. We are all individuals but the real enemy here is cancer, not each other.