When my best friend died of cancer it never occurred to me to do something like this. I was too busy grieving.
Such a message wasn’t going to bring her back.
I have a real beef with “awareness” anything. What do awareness ribbons do but make the wearer feel smug? Sure their clothing choices might have garnered sympathy, but what grieving person wants to draw attention to themself?
I had a very aggressive breat cancer that so far I have beat. While I was having chemo my mother was dieing from breast cancer. She died one week after my last chemo treatment.
I have never joined, advertised for or advocated for any cancer group. I never so much as attended a group meeting, even at the facility where I was treated.
I’m with you, I just dont get it and will never allow an illness to define me.