Pink marks the importance of mammograms and making sure you have a baseline and mammograms regularly. The leaps and bounds we have made with breast cancer and research are great.
Blue for our awesome Kansas City Royals. They make me so proud and visiting the K is something I didn't do in my past. It's a great new tradition that I can share with my boys. They have united us as a city and taught us the fundamentals of not giving up, and giving it all you've got.
Purple for domestic violence awareness. If you feel it's wrong it is. Don't ever let anyone tarnish the fact that you are an incredible person. One hit, slap, or kick is one too many. It's never ok, and it's not your fault. However, domestic violence doesn't need to be physical. It can be mental, verbal and emotional. Sometimes the non physical forms are more harmful. It happens without your knowledge, and rising above these feelings is a two step forward one step back process. You are an incredible, fantastic person. Your size and shape don't matter, your beauty outside means nothing compared to what is in your heart and inside of you. I wished that someone could have told me these things when I was in the midst of it. Still today I lie awake wondering if my children are safe, if I could have done different, something more to save them from what they experienced and saw. The circles under my eyes tell that tale. I used to go as far as unplug my garage door opener every night and yet I was jolted awake by nightmares. The sooner you leave the better. Staying for the kids is not doing them a favor. It's nothing to be ashamed of, and staying won't fix it. Just remember you are better than that, you are a spectacular, unique person, and if you ever need help, I'm only a phone call away.
