tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687831183060853840.post6181277773114426517..comments2023-07-04T07:58:13.094-07:00Comments on 22 Weeks and Cancer: Words. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14438348372552015382noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687831183060853840.post-66899462480586436452013-07-10T16:45:56.305-07:002013-07-10T16:45:56.305-07:00I rarely post on social media or blogs or anything...I rarely post on social media or blogs or anything the public can read because I'm always nervous about sounding illiterate or just plain stupid. And let's face it, people tend to become somewhat crazed when they can hide behind the computer. <br /><br />You and I don't always agree but I always have respected your opinion. It's yours and you own it. On this particular topic, you and I are aligned. It is a game and it's a way for people to feign breast cancer awareness by saying "breast cancer awareness". And that's my opinion. <br /><br />I know that you've written a blog about words like "warrior" being used in breast cancer and you don't feel it's appropriate. I feel that words can have powerful magic in how you say them and how you use them and the word "warrior" defines you to me.<br /><br />I have truly admired your blog and how you put yourself and your experience out there. You have an amazing intelligence and a very strong passion for what you believe in. Your blog helped me keep on top of what was going on with you without my having to text you every 12 minutes, LOL. But it became much more than just knowing what was going on with you. It has been a learning tool for me and made me very breast cancer aware of the little things that can be big things.<br /><br />Last week I went to get my hair cut at my usual salon. The stylist that works next to mine, who has long, gorgeous red hair, had a shaved head with a cap on. PJBC (Pre-Jamie Breast Cancer) I would have politely averted my eyes and pretended to ignore her shaved head. But this was AJBC (After Jamie Breast Cancer), so I asked her what was going on and was she okay. My stylist gasped... a little too much effrontery? We chatted for a few moments and yes, she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. I'm a very private person and always worried about saying the wrong thing. But at 56, because of what I've learned from you and your wisdom and experience, I've grown and I'm changing and still learning. I will never again avert my eyes when someone is 'different' from the norm in front of me.<br /><br />It takes guts and courage to write a blog Jamie. Don't let anyone derail you from the good words you write. And don't let those tender feelings get bruised. Not everyone is going to like you or the message you deliver.<br /><br />Many years ago, when someone in the family had hurt me rather deeply, your mom told me, "oh Gina, when you get to be 40, you just won't care" (I'm cleaning up the language). But you know what? She was right. <br /><br />And sometimes, whether friends or family, you just simply outgrow people and it's time to savor the experience you had with them and move on.<br /><br />gmondellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01962506802852939827noreply@blogger.com