Before I got the diagnosis of breast cancer I do not think I owned anything pink. Since my diagnosis 5 years and 8 months ago; not that I am counting I have been given so much pink. Honestly I can say I hate pink! I was looking through a box I have of all things pink, it is basically a box of items that I have been given through the last few years. In this box I have pink scarves, socks, earrings, necklaces, nail polish, watches, hair bows (I am 40 I don’t wear hair bows), key chains, wallets, purses, note cards and the list can go on and on and on.
I am sitting here wondering why I have kept all these things and most importantly why people won’t stop giving me things that are pink. If you see me and you never see the pink things wouldn’t that tell you that I won’t wear them and to stop buying them for me? I get it people try to show their support and concern by giving me gifts but there are many other colors in the world and there is more to me than just the breast cancer.
Somehow when you get the diagnosis you change from “Oh that’s Tammy” to “Oh that’s Tammy she had breast cancer”. The only thing that has changed about you as a person is the cancer diagnosis so why do people’s opinions of me change? Do they think that chemotherapy changes your likes and dislikes? Why would I all of a sudden be the kind of girl that likes pink?
You may be wondering why I keep box of pink things, well the reason is simple when I hear of someone who is now going through this fight for life I pass the pink on. Maybe some of them really do like pink.