Dedicated to Stephanie December 2010

Every December, my house transforms into a red and green winter wonderland as my family prepares for the holidays. This year, as I dealt with Stephanie’s breast cancer and as my involvement with 1in9 grew, PINK was all I could think about! I want pink everything! So of course, I ended up with my first pink Christmas tree…

It’s the first thing you see when you come into my home. The kids LOVE it – and I share the 1in9 story with every one that comes to visit.

The entire tree is decorated with pink – pink breast cancer ribbons, pink ornaments, and my favorite, pink flamingos! It just makes me smile when I look at it, and it has become everyone’s favorite tree! Sometimes in the evenings, I sit in the living room by myself and enjoy its glow.

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"When Dreams Come True" by Brenda Harris Tustian

Today I received one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.  My “second” parents, Lynn & Butch Marquis, sent us a beautiful print by Brenda Harris Tustian that was created in support of Breast Cancer research.  It is absolutely amazing!

If you look carefully at the picture, you will see the incredible Message of Hope.  The Three Shooting Stars in the sky are to remind us of the time when we only “wished and dreamed” there was a cure. The medical symbols on the wreath, the “Race for the Cure” tennis shoes on the girl’s shoulder, and the twelve other symbols of  cancer research organizations represent the joint effort of those committed to finding a cure.

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