For
Belinda
Emmett.
Keep
this one going
please!!!
In
memory of Belinda Emmett, in appreciation of Kylie
Minogue,
and
anyone else you know that has been struck down by
cancer
A
handsome, middle-aged man walked quietly into the
cafe and sat down.
Before
he ordered, he couldn't help but notice a group of
younger men at the table next to him.
It
was obvious they were making fun of something
about him, and it wasn't until he remembered he
was
wearing a small pink ribbon on the lapel of his
suit that he became aware of what the joke was all
about.
The
man brushed off the reaction as ignorance, but the
smirks began to get to him.
He
looked one of the rude men square in the eye,
placed his hand beneath the ribbon and asked,
quizzically,
This?"
With
that the men all began to laugh out loud.
The
man he addressed said, as he fought back laughter,
"Hey,
sorry man, but we were just commenting on how
pretty your pink ribbon looks against your blue
jacket!"
The
middle aged man calmly motioned for the joker to
come over to his table and invited him to sit
down.
The
guy obliged, not really sure why.
In a
soft voice, the middle aged man
said,
"I
wear this ribbon to bring awareness about breast
cancer. I wear it in my mother's honour."
"Oh,
sorry dude. She died of breast
cancer?"
"No,
she didn't. She's alive and well. But her breasts
nourished me as an infant and were a
soft
resting place for my head when I was scared or
lonely as a little boy.
I'm
very grateful for my mother's breasts and her
health."
"Umm,"
the stranger replied,
"Yeah."
"And
I wear this ribbon to honour my wife", the middle
aged man went on.
"And
she's okay, too?" the other guy
asked.
"Oh,
yes. She's fine. Her breasts have been a great
source of loving pleasure for both of
us
and with them she nurtured and nourished our
beautiful daughter 23 years ago.
I
am grateful for my wife's breasts, and for her
health."
"Uh
huh. And I guess you wear it to honour your
daughter,
also?"
"It's
too late to honour my daughter by wearing it now.
My
daughter died of breast cancer one month ago.
She
thought she was too young to have breast cancer,
so when she accidentally noticed a small lump, she
ignored it.
She
thought that since it wasn't painful, it must not
be anything to worry about."
Shaken
and ashamed, the now sober stranger said, "Oh,
man, I'm so sorry mister."
"So,
in my daughter's memory, too, I proudly wear this
little ribbon, which allows me the opportunity to
enlighten
others.
Now,
go home and talk to your wife and your daughters,
your mother and your friends.
And
here," the middle-aged man reached in his pocket
and handed the other man a little pink ribbon.
The
guy looked at it, slowly raised his head and
asked, "Can ya help me put it on?"
This
is breast cancer awareness
month.
Do
regular breast self-exams and encourage those
women you love to do the same.
Please
send this on to anyone you would like to remind of
the importance of breast cancer
awareness.
A
CANDLE LOSES NOTHING BY LIGHTING ANOTHER
CANDLE.
PLEASE
KEEP THIS CANDLE
GOING!
This
one I do ask that you send
on
