This week's color is...
Pink!!
Pink is not really my favorite color, in fact I don't even like it much at all. It is an important color though. It can remind us of lots of things. Like maybe those tea parties you had when you were little, or maybe your favorite flower or time of the year. I think that the most important thing that it makes me think of is cancer.
We all have heard those sayings, "Think Pink!" or "Race For The Cure!" (Susan Komen website). Cancer, breast cancer especially, is very common in the world today. Though most types of cancer are pretty treatable, there is still not an actual cure. In fact a lot of the time cancer can be deadly. The treatments for cancer aren't a lot better. Sure they work, but poisoning your body so you can get better doesn't sound right, does it?
For something so horrible why did they pick such a bright color to represent it? In truth it is not the disease that pink represents but the fight against it. That might just be why they chose such a nice, cheery color. To remind people not to give up hope because no matter what there is still a hope for a cure. People need to be reminded that there is hope sometimes. As a human being sometimes we can lose sight of that hope but we must remember that it is still there.
My inspiration for this week's color goes to a family friend. Who is doing her cancer treatments and staying strong the whole way.
Now here is a picture that reflects this weeks color theme:
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| Photo courtesy of HMRC |
