Thinking Pink

Quiz time. Answer the following question based on how well you know me:

erika is just as likely to wear or own something pink as much as any other color
___ True
___ False

When I was very first diagnosed with breast cancer, while I could not say it out loud, I was astounded at the peace God gave me about it.  I knew about pink ribbons, walks, and awareness, but thought "that's for everyone else, not for me." I joked with a friend who had just had breast cancer surgery that we would not be pink pals and that pink would not define us. We're not girly girls.

So here I sit, covered with a fantastic pink blanket adorned with pink ribbons that an extremely thoughtful friend from work brought me. I love it and it's on my bed all the time. My husband bought me a really cool grey shirt with a huge graphic pink ribbon on the front and he bought himself hot pink socks and a black coaches hat with a hot pink ribbon on it. I love watching all of the NFL players wearing pink. All my mess has been perfectly timed to align with breast cancer awareness month, so there is pink everywhere, and I have to admit, I now think it's way cool.

So, if you answered the quiz question above False, you would have been right. But moving forward don't be scared if I sport pink from time to time. I'm still me, but I'm learning a lot on this journey, and I won't be afraid to gently share it. Yeah, I said gently. You can smile now.

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