Napkins & Graham crackers

Logan was out of daycare for almost a week due to our combined illnesses of ear aches, stomach bugs and pneumonia. I think this break made him realize how much he really enjoys being there with his teachers and friends, because now when I go to pick him up, he wants to stay and play. I don't mind this, because I love  just simply watching him and seeing what he does at his school.

Earlier this week when I came to pick him up, it was nap-time and he was still sleeping. Not wanting to wake him I sat next to him until he woke up. I think it was like Christmas morning for him when he woke up at school and I was there! He snuggled in my arms for a while and then when I told him we would be leaving, he said "No." Okay it was really, "No no no no." Even worse, he wouldn't stand up! My son was acting like his legs were made out of jell-o so that he could stay at school. We finally made our way out of the nap room and into the front room. I tried to put on his jacket but he wanted nothing to do with that. Logan ran over to the  toys and books and wanted me to join him. I put his jacket back in his cubby, realizing that we were here to stay. We read books, played with dolls, and I enjoyed seeing him with his classmates.

Then it was snack time so I decided he might as well stay for this. I never thought that snack time would be the moment of my day where my sons love is once again shown to me ten fold. Logan sat down in his tiny chair and per his request, I sat down next to him, in the same sized chair. His teacher handed him a napkin and Logan waited to see if I also got one. I of course, did not, so he took his napkin and slid it over in front of me. He then motioned to the teachers that he was now in need of one for himself. I sat there smiling, so proud of my loving and nurturing son.

Then it was time to pass out graham crackers. Before they even got the graham crackers onto Logan's napkin, he skipped right to drawing attention to my empty napkin, and made sure that the teachers knew I was to get a graham cracker. And so I did. However, when the yogurt and water was passed around, he could have cared less if I had any of that stuff. It's okay though, I didn't want a yogurt and really didn't feel like drinking out of a sippy cup....I like to think that Logan already kew that.

When you think cancer, do you think pink?

I know several people who have had breast cancer.  The reality is that I too might someday have it. There was a time when I went 'pink crazy' and thought that if there was something pink, it should be bought for the cause. I almost signed up for a 3 day walk with Komen for the Cure last year, until I realized they support and give grants to Planned Parenthood- the most well known place to perform abortions. I am more than happy that I have recently put my donations toward the Colon Cancer Coalition in memory of Don Lodge, and the Dax Locke Foundation (got a nice decal and my friends donated in my name), and will be volunteering next month at an event for neuroblastoma.

For an extremely short period of time Susan G. Komen cut off grants to Planned Parenthood. However, this is still not a charity I would donate to. So I guess the big question is why? Here is my answer:

Breast Cancer is not the only cancer out there. Breast Cancer is not the most common cancer. Breast Cancer is not the most deadly cancer. 

So what is Breast Cancer? Breast Cancer is one of the most funded cancers by the government and American Cancer Society. Breast Cancer is the most popular cancer to receive donations by everyday people like you and me. 

Next time you go shopping, look for items on shelves being sold for cancer. Are they all (or at least mostly) pink? I think this is why for a period of time longer than I care to admit, I forgot that other cancers needed our support or even existed at all.

There is no doubt that money needs to be donated to finding a cure for breast cancer, just like any other disease. However, it is so sad that these other cancers are given the back seat while breast cancer is riding shotgun.... and the American Cancer Society CEO who makes well over $1mil a year, is driving the car. Some 'charity'. I won't even get into details about how Andrew Becker wrote in a public blog that funding for Childhood Cancer is not worth it. What a dick.

I am not saying that Breast Cancer is not deserving of a cure. It definitely is. No one should die from cancer. What I am saying is that we need to realize other cancers deserve our attention too. Everyone was so worked up and then so excited over this whole Komen and Planned Parenthood thing. Would the same be done if the government suddenly decided not to give any more money to childhood cancers, which already receives very little? My guess is that most people wouldn't notice.  Meanwhile, children are relying heavily on their parents to raise funds and awareness for finding a cure and keeping them alive. 

We are so concerned with saving the ta-tas, we have forgotten to save everyone else. Before and after birth. Abortion is murder. Knowing children are dying from cancer and not helping when you can is also murder (Directed at ACS). The next time you want to donate for cancer, don't go the American Cancer Society. The CEO has a big enough salary. Don't run proudly to Susan G. Komen, who has teamed up with ACS and gives a generous amount to a pro-abortion clinic. Instead, find a charity that gives 100% of the donations to cancer research for the specific cancer you feel you want to help. That is the quickest way to find a cure. With over 900,000 dollars a year in salary for the CEO, curing cancer is clearly not the mission of the American Cancer Society. Susan G. Komen would rather give money to an organization that performs murders on a daily basis than use it to find a cure for breast cancer. Where did our society go wrong that we forgot abortion is the murder of a life?

http://www.freewebs.com/rylalove/childhoodcancerfacts.htm