Dig Pink

Last night the Southwestern Illinois Volleyball team hosted their annual “Dig Pink” game in honor of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The school provided our team with pink shirts that we wore as our jerseys. We all put pink bows in our hair and got decked out. Before the game we asked anyone who was a survivor to stand up and be honored. We also held a 50/50 drawing and the winner donated the money back to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.  It was a great night and I really enjoyed being able to honor those men and women.  About 1.2 million cases of cancer are diagnosed annually. I found that absolutely amazing. In the US, around 183,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are diagnosed in women and about 1,990 new cases of invasive breast cancer are diagnosed in men. So many people are affected by this monster of a disease and it saddens me. I have been very fortunate in my family, because we have not had any cases of cancer, but I know so many people who have been affected. It’s hard to believe that there is no cure for this disease with all the new discoveries that we have made, but I am sure one day soon we will have the answers. I am truly sorry for the people who are now and have suffered from cancer; you are all in my thoughts and prayers.