uneasy pink

Pssst.

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Sat, 04 May 2013 11:55:04 PDT

I could stay quiet forever. Check out my new post about Komen on the new blog.

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New post - pink ribbon

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 05:30:33 PST

This was in my in-flight magazine on Thursday November 1. Yes, I tore it out and folded it up and brought it home. I have lots to say about it on my new blog.

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Concession speech

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:40:11 PST

Recently, Sarah Horton of Being Sarah wrote about what is coming next for her in an aptly titled post, What Comes Next? These words really stuck with me. Well, for me, what comes next is...

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For my crazy ones

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:23:53 PDT

Goodbye Pinktober. I'd like my October red and orange next year, thank you very much. Below is the text of the smash hit Think Different ad by Apple. While Apple did not give credit, the words are...

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Metastatic breast cancer awareness day

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:08:45 PDT

METAvivor Research and Support, Inc. and Eisai Inc. announced today the launch of “The Elephant in the Pink Room,” a campaign designed to place a spotlight on metastatic breast cancer (MBC), a form...

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Poetry Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:04:22 PDT

Fall Song ~ Mary Oliver ~ Another year gone, leaving everywhere its rich spiced residues: vines, leaves, On a walk the other day the uneaten fruits crumbling damply in the shadows,...

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Chris's Story, Installment 3 of 3

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:00:41 PDT

Installment 1 Installment 2 Then in April of 2007, Chris’s life turned upside down again when she was awarded custody of her 15 month old grandson and her 10 week old severely disabled...

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Chris's story - Installment 2 of 3

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:16:01 PDT

(for the first installment, click here) Chris had two small local recurrences, 1997 and 1999, both taken care of with biopsies. Meanwhile her life was in turmoil – she had to move several times...

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Chris's Story - Installment 1 of 3

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 05:30:03 PDT

We usually hear one of two cancer stories. (1) Woman gets cancer, woman gets treated for cancer, woman lives long life and eventually dies from something other than cancer. (2) Woman gets cancer,...

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Other Awareness this Month

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 06:00:13 PDT

While I complain, year after year, about too much October attention, sometimes I feel like a greedy diva. There are causes and people behind them who would love a national platform like breast...

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Poetry Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:00:54 PDT

I'm dedicating today's poetry choice to Gayle. Song of the Builders ~ Mary Oliver Photo Source On a summer morning I sat down on a hillside to think about God - a worthy pastime. Near me,...

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Breast Cancer Consortium

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:09:48 PDT

I know I don't usually post days in a row, but hey, it's a special time of the year. And this project is way too exciting to delay. Since I've been writing this blog, but especially since...

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HOW? HOW!

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:00:12 PDT

I promised in the last post not to dwell solely on the bad pink crap this October. So what good things are happening? The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation's Health of Women study is a...

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Poetry Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:48:04 PDT

Vespers (Louise Gluck) In your extended absence, you permit me use of earth, anticipating some return on investment. I must report failure in my assignment, principally regarding the tomato...

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IT'S BAAAAACK....

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:09:53 PDT

Picture Source No, not me. Well, I guess I'm back, but I've been here all the time. And, no, not the cancer. We are careening downhill into PINKTOBER!! the most...

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Poetry Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:06:03 PDT

Photo source A Prayer Let me do my work each day; and if the darkened hours of despair overcome me, may I not forget the strength that comforted me in the desolation of other times. May I...

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Mark Your Calendar - October 17

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:20:32 PDT

October is the month I've come to dread. I've been digging a hole to hide in -- ignoring the daily press releases about which frozen pizza company is Going Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness...

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Celebrating the Ordinary, 7.5

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:59:34 PDT

I know I'm late. Yesterday was another cross country meet and while my daughter was disappointed with her time, she still placed high enough to get an award -- a first for her. She got a...

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noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:34:39 PDT

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Celebrating the Ordinary, Day 6 + Poetry Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:00:43 PDT

We closed both the transactions last night -- we sold one and bought one. There was a fair amount of drama in July surrounding this process which seemed to go on forever, but it's done now....

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Day 5 of celebrating the ordinary

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:09:52 PDT

WARNING... SENTIMENTAL CRAP AHEAD... When we bought our house it was brand new. We picked yellow siding and blue shutters; white walls and carpet so we'd have a blank palate; a larger than...

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The ordinary, Day 4 (they're not celebrating)

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:07:27 PDT

The stuff is here and I think we'll be living in boxes for some time. But here they are with their cereal bowls, orange juice, and morning grumpiness. New setting, same routine....

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Day 3, Celebrating the Ordinary

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:47:05 PDT

This day is far from ordinary. It's moving day. But like most every other Tuesday, I got up at 5:00 to attend my boot camp fitness class and returned home at 6:30. There is so much...

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The Ordinary Day 2

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:40:42 PDT

My daughter has struggled a bit to find her place and nowhere has that been more pronounced than in sports. She's tried several and disliked them all, while feeling something akin to shame...

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Celebrating the Ordinary

noreply@blogger.com (Katie Ford Hall) — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:07:50 PDT

Believe it or not, most of my life is made up of the ordinary, not pushing rocks up Pink Ribbon Hill. Today, I learned that Marie at Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer posted this...

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