Yesterday the North Suburban Hospital campus hosted the Breast Cancer Awareness pink fire truck that goes around the country to show off the stainless steel ribbon representing the breast cancer awareness program. The fire fighters and their truck are all dressed in pink! it is an incredible sight to see. Unfortunately I did not have my camera as it is on vacation in Las Vegas with my older son. So I am showing you a few pictures from their website. They travel all over the country promoting breast cancer awareness. Having lost my favorite aunt Ang from the disease I decided I would post this for Pink Saturday in memory of her. She would have celebrated another birthday on August 19th and it was interesting that the hospital had the pink fire truck on their campus on this day. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and these firefighters are asking all firefighters across the country to wear pink on October 25-26-27. .
I wanted to post this today because I have not posted my aunt Ang's birthday and she was a remarkable woman. She married in 1946 when she was 32 years old. She and my uncle never had children but they treated all of my siblings,cousins and myself as if we were their very own kids. She was a snappy dresser making most of her own clothes and wearing her hair in a big bouffant.. She was an incredible role model. When she got sick I think it was then that I noticed how the elderly have such little value in this world. It is all about the youthful appearances and old folks are kicked to the curb. If I had been in the financial situation I would have brought her to Denver and looked for other treatment options. She was my shopping buddy and we ate out all the time! She was a very cool lady and she served dinner to my uncle on her gorgeous fiest ware! He would not eat from a cold plate and I loved watching her heat those dinner plates in the oven before they sat down to a wonderful home cooked meal. I could talk about her forever. She was one of the many role models I grew up with, strong willed women with courage and strength that is rare today.
I dedicate this post to my beautiful auntie who suffered so terribly for this awful disease. On a brighter note my father's mother and two sisters all survived breast cancer in the 1940s and 1950s. How did that happen!? They all lived long full lives. I am just puzzled by it all.
So today please reach out to the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. Wear some pink on October 25-26-27. Bake a pink cake! Spread the word and love those close to you without question.
Please thank Beverly at
her site for hosting out Our Saturday posts. Then stop by and visit these pinkies,
Elaine at her terrific blog. Elaine is one of the sweetest pinkies you will ever meet. She reaches out and welcomes us into this circle of pink friendship. Her family photos and brand new great grandbaby are just delightful. She writes beautifully and posts some wonderful things here including a fun giveaway. Please say hello to her. Then stop by to visit a new pinkie
Lynn, she has a fun blog and loves cross stiching something I only know about and have the utmost respect for. I am crafty clueless for these intricate details and you will enjoy the visit to Lynn's place. She is a fun lady. Please say hello today.
My pink photos are here along with Auntie Ang smack in the middle of the KSKJ Catholic Lodge ladies who served up the best meals ever for our lodge dinner. She made the outfits the ladies are wearing and she is the one in the cute red diagonal apron. My sweet momma is on your far right.
