Last weekend, my family participated in the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. It's an event we attend annually--in memory of my grandmothers, Margaret Thompson and Merle Thorne, who both died from breast cancer. And in celebration of my Mom, Sandra, who fought of the nastiness and who is now 8 years past the end of her treatment! YAY MOM!!!!! Of course, I didn't walk this year. I'm pretty sure everyone I know would have tried to hurt me if I had tried to walk. I'll try another year when I'm not dealing with a complicated pregnancy.
One of the favorite things about this annual race/walk is all the t-shirts that people wear. It's the one day of the year that any and all boob jokes are totally OK. They range from the fairly tame and kinda sweet "Bosom Buddies" (a team of men that walked this year), all the way to the fairly risque and tacky. Another favorite this year was a bunch of men that had on pink bras that said "Show Your. . . Support!" LOL I just love to see so many people coming together to raise money and show support for such a good cause. There are way too many people being affected by this disease. . . and we should fight back with every resource we have.
One of my personal favorite slogans this year was "Save Second Base" Oh man I love that one! It took Mom and Dad just a second to get that one--which only made it funnier to the rest of us.
And in tribute to Mom--for whom this day is an annual celebration of life--here's her favorite t-shirt slogan:
"Of course they're fake. . . The real ones tried to kill me!"
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Great slogans!
It's such a great cause. Kelly's mother died of breast cancer when he was 16, and it's a huge thing in his family as well. I'm so glad that your family participates.
I love the men wearing the bras. That's fabulous!!
Hope that you're feeling well.
We were out and about on Saturday and saw lots of t-shirts as well. What a pertinent cause. Thanks for sharing. Glad you were there and glad you were a spectator vs. runner. Hang in there Meg. Love you!
What a great cause! I always say taht I'm going to do that walk and then never get it done. Next year I may just join your family =)
I love the t-shirts!
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