All Pink All the Time: October 2018 Update

I haven't posted on here in awhile, but I post pretty much DAILY on the Facebook page associated with this blog. That's the main place where I communicate about breast cancer,  recovery tips, funny things, updates about me, and events.  So, if you aren't already following my FB page, please do!  

You can find it at: @bosomthing

Speaking of events.....

With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it has been a busy month! There has been a lot going on here in San Antonio and there are still a few more things to come.  If you haven't already, be sure to check your local community calendar, hospital system, and breast cancer treatment centers for things you might like to attend!  

So, what's been happening with me?  Sooooo much to tell you!

Of course, I've been wearing a lot of PINK this month. How about you?  Some women find this bothersome and don't like all the "pink hype", but personally, I feel like anything that catches ones attention and raises awareness is fine by me. I proudly wear my pink shirts and accessories and have been sporting a new car magnet too!

Cute, huh?  Found at The Dollar Tree.

Last month marked the end of the 9-week Overcomers Workshop I previously told you about.  It was a fantastic couple of months with these ladies and I could not recommend it highly enough.  If you are a survivor and local to the SA area, please consider registering for this.  Each week was a new topic and each week was more meaningful.  I have now made some amazing new friends and found new Pink Sisters.  They have a wonderful mission to help women in survivorship and they do so much in our local community to this effect.  Super happy to have found these ladies and to now be a part of this group.  

Getting ready to volunteer at Brighton Collectibles
with the Overcomers to fundraise for a Christmas project

Last month I also had the cool opportunity to be involved in a photoshoot for a local neighborhood magazine. It is published for the area around the hospital where I work and where the big Paint the Parkway Pink 5k Race is held.  It was soooo much fun!  I was on the cover with another survivor, Heather, and two of the ladies who help found the race, Liz Blue Braden and Dr. Jean Holt.

Dr. Holt is an amazing lady who also help found an organization called Women in Medicine and Law for the Cure.  This phenomenal group of professional women hit the 2 million dollar mark in fundraising this year...yes, you read that right...TWO MILLION DOLLARS!  All of that money is donated to a privately funded research grant to find a cure for breast cancer.

Fun for a cause!

The guest speaker was the current
President and CEO of Susan G. Komen!

This doesn't happen every day!  :)

Pink Glove Dance

Over 2 million dollars toward finding a cure!

I was so excited and honored to be invited by Dr. Holt to attend their annual dinner last week. It was an amazing night of fundraising and fun!  And, the most amazing moment of the night for me...made me misty-eyed....Dr. Holt mentioned this blog by name and quoted from one of my posts in her speech!  How cool is that?!?!?  

I started this blog in the hopes of helping other women on their breast cancer journeys and had no idea where it would lead or if anyone would even read it.  Just another way I have seen God's abundant blessings in my life thru this diagnosis.  He can certainly use us when we are willing and in some of the most surprising ways. Even in what seems the worst moments of our lives, He can be glorified and we can be used to minister to others.  How amazing is our God?!?!?

Monday morning at 6am our hospital hosted a Pink Pep Rally to promote the PPP Race!  I was off of work so I joined the fun.  We posed for silly pictures and chatted with everyone about the upcoming event.  And, I have the BEST coworkers who stopped by on their way on shift or coming off shift to say "hi" and to take pics.  I love these folks!

Jennifer has always been a supporter and friend who does so much for our hospital
and our city promoting healthy living and events.
Andrea was my Nurse Navigator thru the Baptist Breast Center

and she is the one who first told me about DIEP Flap Reconstruction

 and introduced me to my fantastic team of surgeons and nurses!

To finish off this already awesome week, Saturday was Paint the Parkway Pink Race day!  
My terrific son was up dark and early with me to head out for the walk.  We did not do the full 5k this year but enjoyed the 1 mile fun walk with my great boss and a sweet new coworker who stayed after working nightshift to walk with us!

Even with the very wet weather we've been having lately, the rain stayed away and we had a terrific pink turnout!

Pheww…..I'm tired!  It has been a whirlwind of a month so far but fantastic all the same.  Looking forward to whatever God has in store next on this new path He gave me!  And, as always, I'm here to chat if I can be of help!