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As a group of breast cancer survivors- we believe the concept of appearance for post op breast cancer victors should be revolutionized.
Present trend is to hide the loss with variety of dishonest and incriminating methods, as if to insinuate the problem never existed. Post-Op cancer victors should be encouraged to feel good about their appearance regardless of loss. No one should feel forced to hide the reality and fact they have fought a significant battle and won!
To refuse acknowledgment that cancer still continues effecting millions of women and men each year adds insult to injury. Society must not be lulled to think that the Breast Cancer is minimal or that it does not exist because huge numbers of effected women hide their scars or continue with additional surgeries and costs just to “feel” normal again.
In an attempt to change such common perceptions, we need assistance to put together a competent design/production team to create sensitive approach couture for breast cancer effected women which does not hide the facts but presents an intelligent, honest, positive mindset change.
We will not hesitate to come out, wear this attire and assume role model positions. We can look and feel beautiful without having to cheat our struggles. We feel the need for progressive presentation, made by a cultural icon who has the effective thrust we need to present this historic revolutionary idea of change to the hearts and minds of the people. While we locate our survivor models to make history are you ready to help us create the designs that will accommodate this victory?
We hope that by sharing this here, with the community we will be able to gain support and bring this dream to reality.
With Respect,
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us directly at:
deZengo Moore - deZengo@humanityhealing.net
Masso Salmassi - Consultant, masso1us@yahoo.com
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"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."
- Archimedes
I love my big ass, always messy, naturally curly, always in my face, cannot be tamed without a flat iron & tons of product, bigger-than-life volume hair. I have actually had s/o's tell me they dislike my hair! And I should straighten it more often. Well, to that, I say "fuck off!". My hair is the most ethnic part of me. My mother, my titi's, my abuelita, all have this wild ass hair and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
now I am off to the gym.
Why do I torture myself by trying on beautiful dresses that I can't afford? This one is $150! But it's so light, and summery, and beautiful. Maybe if I get my state tax refund soon....
Day 71/365
I wasn't really sure what to do today for my photo. I went flipping through all my sources for quotes and inspiration and just kept... coming up empty. So instead of trying to be inspired by my day which was fairly calm really, I decided to remind myself of something that is an ongoing battle for me.
I've talked before about the tapes that play in my head... the ones that say I'm not good enough. The ones that say I'm not pretty enough, not thin enough, not talented enough. The tapes that I used to listen to exclusively to the point that I couldn't see anything but proof that they were right.
And I've made a lot of progress with this, I've come a long way towards not just turning off those tapes but rewriting them completely. There are a lot of areas of my life though where these tapes still play, where I am still working on turning off that imaginary person who says that I'm not enough.
This quote is especially appropriate to my journey from start to finish really. Because whether it was my mother's voice in my head... or just... that part of me that was mired in guilt from abuse, there has always been an imaginary person inside, standing between myself and my own heart. I find it so easy to love other people, to care for and about others-- even those I barely know... or may never even have met in person. But that constant barrage of not-enoughness has been a barrier to loving myself for too long. And for so many years it was so loud and so persistent that I saw NO good in myself at all. I saw nothing lovable when I looked in the mirror, saw nothing lovable in myself at all.
Thankfully, with the help of an amazing SuperTherapist, I'm starting to see myself differently, starting to think about myself differently. And yet even now, after so much progress-- I still have these moments when I don't see the amazing woman I am, the amazing woman I'm becoming. I still have moments where all I hear is that invisible person... doubting, fearing, denigrating. And tonight I remind myself again that that person, that voice is not right.
I am remarkable. I am incredibly talented and passionate and yes... even... beautiful.
What I have to do is stop listening to that invisible person and LOVE the real person that I am. Exactly as I am.
One day, you will tell your story of how you’ve overcome what you are going through now, and it will become part of someone’s survival guide. – Brene Brown
From the inside out. How can I feed myself words and actions of love from the very beginning to the end? Maybe you even make a whole day out of it. Starting with your morning wake up, taking your time, laying with yourSELF in bed, holding onto the feeling of how it feels to be in your beautiful body snuggled up in the warm sheets. To Know More Click at amandabiccum.com/true-tantric-love-starts-with-self/!
Since 2012 I have taken it upon myself to embark upon the some might say foolhardy endeavour to wrestle Valentine’s Day away from its saccharine, cellophane wrapped cliches into a festival of love which is about all kinds of love, just like those wise old ancient Greeks told us
I decided to do that the first year by dashing around London with my mates Asif and Chris dispensing home-made Valentine Day cards, cakes and other love themed items to unsuspecting strangers. It was amazing. You can see a little film of that day here: vimeo.com/58022085
Since then, every year, I put a shout out on social media to anyone who knows anyone who would appreciate a card to remind them that they are loved. So far, I have made and posted 600 Valentine’s cards. I have also covered railings, phone boxes, windows and park benches with paper hearts, chalked love poems onto roads and written love poems with seniors in sheltered housing.
if you see this, and you fancy it, join in!
Write to someone you love who you might not tell enough, someone who needs to be reminded that they are loved, especially if they are lonely or having a difficult time at the moment. Could be your partner, your sibling, your best friend, your nan, your newsagent, your teacher . Think about who might need this the most right now. You can write a letter, postcard, hand make a card, send a postcard, the “rules” are:
The “Rules”
Post it with an actual stamp if this is possible for you- why? Just because it is so much nicer getting stuff that isn’t bills through the post.
Take your time with what you want to say and make it personal, think about how they will feel when they receive it (obvious I know but we all do things too quickly sometimes)
Ask them to pass the love on by writing in turn to someone they love and telling them so, and so beginning a love chain, which may, if we are lucky, never end, reminding us all of who we love and how much we are loved
(if you need it, here are some suggested words: “hope you like your message- I am trying to do my bit to pass love around the world- if you can please write to someone you love too, and we can keep this love chain travelling round the world and make sure everyone knows how much they are loved”
Summing up (because I know I go on a bit!)
1.Write to someone and tell them you love them. Post or hand deliver your message.
2.Ask them to do the same
3.Remind yourself of the things you love about yourself too*
* Let’s not forget this one : philautia (self love): as well as writing to someone to tell them you love them, take a moment this V Day to think about what you love about yourself. This can feel squirmy sometimes, try just thinking of 3 things to start with (3 is a magic number) that you love about yourself. If you find it hard to think of things, that’s ok, ask a good friend to help you think of things. Loving ourselves is important too.
“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.” Ben Okri
“And may your first love last forever.
P.S. You are your first love. Take care of yourself.”
Cleo Wade
“If you can’t do nothing else, do whatever is in your power to make the people in your life feel completely unashamed of who they are.”