Originally Posted by happyscrappy
of all the people i know who have gone through this terrible ordeal, the most of them think the ribbon thing is way over done and think it is a big joke. i believe the original intention was to draw "awareness" to the disease, and the cancer victims do not need additional awareness, so to speak. maybe she does not need a "reminder" of her cancer. something to think about. she will treasure your beautiful thoughts of her either way.
I thoroughly agree here. I had a mastectomy due to breast cancer a year ago. Have gone through all the chemo & treatments & I can honestly say I cringe when I see those ribbons. I won't go into it all, but I'm trying to move on one day at a time.