Anyone see the footage of them lighting up the white house in pink.
Shame we can't get the same exposure
Anyone see the footage of them lighting up the white house in pink.
Shame we can't get the same exposure
You know, for a long time (up until a couple of days ago), I was really sick of all of the breast cancer press - lighting up the white house, pink pom poms at the NFL games, etc., but really, breast cancer and survivors are lucky they have that.
Maybe if we all keep pushing, some day we'll get the same exposure. It probably didn't come overnight for breast cancer and because of the stigma attached to our disease, it will take us longer - it won't happen until people finally realize that 1. you don't need to smoke to get lung cancer, and 2. that it doesn't matter why you have it, no one deserves cancer. For those of you that "know" me, I know you can't believe I am saying this.
Remember when Aids first became public - people blamed the victims who had it, and look at how far Aids awareness has come? We just can't give up hope, and we all have to do whatever we can to bring awareness to lung cancer.
Susan
I work at a school and this past week the whole place is pink. Don't get me wrong, one of my favorite cousins died of this awful disease, and I am glad they are beating it. But yesterday one of the custodians voiced what I was thinking.......what about all the other cancers? Susan, I hope you're right and that someday if we make enough noise it will happen. I'm sure next month for LC Awareness there won't be white ribbons all over the school:(
It's amazing what women can do when they put their minds to it. Breast Cancer was ignored....it wasn't spoken mentioned out loud, and then women banded together and got it noticed. I say good for them. Don't ever begrudge the attention and money given to breast cancer.
Lung cancer is not competing with breast cancer. Lung cancer just needs to fight for attention and research dollars. Lung Cancer also can't deny it's attachment to tobacco use. Perhaps, the best way to gain attention is to focus on education.....against tobacco use.....a proactive step.
Hey just think.... the white house is white so theres our support right?hahahaha I know bad bad joke -kandy
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Meed
The color for lung cancer is "pearl". Not real exciting. Actually this shop where I have bought some t's and a cap has all of the colors.
http://choosehope.com/commerce/subProduct.jsp?catId=99
Chemo Boy Eddie
The one problem is the color of lung cancer. How does white or pearl stand out? It doesn't (again the invisible cancer). So, more than color, we need to make noise!
Susan
Good one Kandy! The whole lung cancer awareness seems to be invisible in so many ways other than the color. Could it be that the AIDS awareness started turning around once it looked like it was going to strike more people than just the gay community? People got scared that it was going to affect them too - not just someone else.
I think that the only way to combat this disease is to get the non-smokers out there and start looking sympathetic. Smoking is such a negative thing now in our society that it's a tough thing to be connected to. The ads have to be with young non-smoking mothers with children who have lung cancer. There are so many out there!
I do think that lung cancer is competing with all other cancers including breast cancer - for money. It is difficult to have lung cancer month in November right after the pink month - no one wants to hear about cancer any more or give even more money for cancer. Why don't they make lung cancer month in September?????
In our local mall, there were pink cards on each table in the food court. Because there are hundreds of tables, it was quite dramatic. Every time you buy a gift card in the mall, a percentage of it goes to Susan Komen.
Lung cancer needs to revamp their marketing - it surely needs a different color. I liked the code blue that I saw on some lung cancer ads a few years back - code blue - we really are in a code blue with lung cancer in more ways than one.
Kandy, that was hilarious - good one!
BetsyT - It's so funny. I JUST saw that Margaret Mead quote on a pillow yesterday and this am I was going to google it to get it correctly (rather than from bad memory) and wham - I get to the Inspire website and there it is. Thank you!
I think that's a sign...
And you're so right! All we have to do is keep fighting!
Personally, my vote for lung cancer color is black. Attention-getting, not beating around the bush with pearly sheens or vanilla-white. It makes a statement, already has a connotation (black lung) and is gender neutral.
Anyway, here's really great article that was sent to me yesterday regarding the pinking of our country and also the colors of cancer. Worth reading if you have the time, and it mentions lung cancer and a great PSA that's been floating around...
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/100108/liv_338644045.shtml
Great article, and Hopefully as we get more information out there we can "white-wash" the world with pearl/vanilla ribbons. I will wear my ribbon every day next and tell everyone its for lung cancer awareness!! I would be interested in handing them out, pearl ribbons that is. Just as I do dark blue ribbons for child abuse awareness. Any ideas where I can get them, I made my own and just pin it on my blouse, but I'd gladly pass osme out. It's a start...
jgaynor,
Isn't that the greatest quote? As powerful as it was when I first read it , years ago-.Fighting LC gives it a whole new meaning.... That you for the correct spelling of "Mead". Betsy
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