September is here and that means it's Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!
For the last 2 hours I have watched this picture be displayed across Facebook by many of my friends. It gives me warm fuzzies and such a blessing to see it happen. I think back to 9 1/2 years ago when we had no clue there was a month for childhood cancer awareness. We didn't have Facebook or Twitter to help spread the word. It was just us parents in the trenches taking it one day at a time. I do remember climbing on my soapbox a couple years into Jenna's journey to complain about all the attention that October received. I still remember seeing the pink labels on Campbell's soup, the pink KitchenAid mixer, the pink bows everywhere. It drove me crazy. Things are changing. I feel like this year is the year that I've seen the most changes and information being presented. ASICS has even designed special tennis shoes and a portion of each pair sold goes to Cookies for Kids' Cancer. It's not a pink mixer but I'm pretty darn happy with it!
Our own little town has been painting the town gold. This wonder video explains it all. I am so thankful that Dana chose childhood cancer awareness as her platform. She's such a go getter and I'm happy to know her and help her!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHs_TBB109M
There have even been articles in our local paper. I may have been interviewed too. :-) I'll always talk about our girl. Anything to help raise awareness.
This is all wonderful stuff....but I can't lie. It makes me miss our girl something fierce. It's a very up close and personal reminder of our reality. It brings back memories from the early days, the happy days, the days near the end and the days we've walked without Jenna. It's one of those bittersweet situations for sure. It's a needed cause. A needed month of awareness that will hopefully move people into action. We need funds for research. Having 2 new drugs for pediatric cancer in 20 years is not acceptable. Things have to change to help save these sweet children fighting cancer. Things need to change so families won't have to experience what we have.
I think I will step off my soapbox. It really wasn't the intent but it is what it is. :-)
Don't forget to spread the word this month! Tricia
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