BREAST CANCER WISDOM 7: From Others and From Life Here…

From the first moment my wife discovered she had breast cancer, there was a deafening silence from the men I know. Even ones whose wives, mothers or girlfriends had breast cancer seemed to have received a gag order from some Central Cancer Command and did little more than mumble about the experience. Not one to shut up for any known reason, I started this blog…

Simple one today – http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/breast-cancer-tattoos#promoSlide

As a high school counselor and a teacher for 33 years, I’ve seen fads come and I’ve seen them go. Usually they fade away and no one pays any attention to them after they’re gone.

Tats are different. Tats are forever.

My daughter got a tat!

Anyway, tats seem to be here to stay; in vogue for now; for those who get one, they are FOREVER.

There are few things I can imagine getting tattooed for. There are few things that are really worth remembering. I never recommend getting a bf/gf’s name tattooed. Nor a favorite band. Those things pass away either literally or figuratively. Commemorations are OK – my uncle had a Navy tat commemorating his service in WWII. I can’t imagine that there are a whole bunch of tattoos from Vietnam.

But tattoos in support of breast cancer survivors seem to be something that will be around; like God and Bible verses; like “faith, hope, and love” – while the person may not be around forever, the concept will.

So here’s my inspiration this week. This also has the advantage of covering a broader base of Humanity than usual, with a mother-daughter Native American tattoo…

Enjoy and be inspired!

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