The Pink Ribbon

October is breast cancer awareness month. It’s a great reminder to check your breasts for any lumps or bumps, but really you should be doing that every week at the least. Don’t forget to check below your collar bones too on the top of your breast and your underarms. That’s where mine was hiding.

This is a hard month. Really wish it was just one day. I don’t need to be reminded everywhere by all the pink ribbons while trying to move past it.

THIS is breast cancer. THESE are the scars.

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I still stand by my choice to not have reconstruction. I will not put anything foreign in my body just for the sake of looking a certain way. No judgements at all to you if you have had breast surgery; that is a personal decision and I applaud you for being you. It’s just not who I am.

I am so thankful to have lived through this. I am reminded each day with a glance in the mirror that I am not who I once was.

Stronger than one ever thought I could be

Gratitude abounds in me

Touching these unwanted marks it still seems unreal

For a person not only to endure

To come out on the other side

Unstoppable. Fearless. Unbreakable.

To withstand the storm

I choose to praise

The one who made me

He gave me strength

To knock the enemy down

To defeat the darkness

To come back shining in the likeness of the Son, who God sees when He looks at me

Who I strive be some kind of resemblance of but fail every day

The Son endured it all to erase our failures

He brought Heaven down so He wouldn’t lose us forever

He heard our prayers

He saw our tears

And He answered.

 

 

9 thoughts on “The Pink Ribbon”

  1. Our sweet, very beautiful Tahnee………I’ve said it a million times and always will say that you are the most “Amazing” woman ever! You have inspired so many of my friends and other people with everything that you have endured. I have so much respect for you and i always will. The decision not to reconstruct I feel is a good choice for you and I think I would be the same way. I know some people choose to and like you said that is their choice. Lots of prayers still going your way every day. Love you to the moon and back forever and always. So very proud of you and thankful for the strength the Lord gave you to beat this.

    1. Thanks Mom. Love you so much and I am so thankful to have you in my life. Can’t wait for Christmas!!!!

  2. All glory be to God!!! You are one phenomenal woman, my daughter. I am so thankful for the gift of you and I praise God – through the roughest waters of your (our) storm, and I praise Him as I see Him working through you to help others. Thank you, once again, for baring your soul to bring hope to others going through difficult times. I love you and I am more than proud of you. You are beautiful through and through. ❤️✝️

  3. You are truly an amazing, and beautiful woman Tahnee! An inspiration. I got chills reading your words, very touching. So much wisdom transpired from your thoughts. I hope you take these posts further, a book maybe? Or even a speaker? Not sure, but I feel you have a higher calling, and with the Lord on your side, you got this girl! I thoroughly enjoy reading everyone of your posts. It may just be glimpse, but thank you for letting me be a part of this. ❤️

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