April 3, 2009
Teal is my New Color
Teal Shoes by PDXFirefly
I think that everyone knows the pink ribbon that signifies breast cancer. But did you know that there is one for Primary Peritoneal/ovarian cancer? I didn’t until last week. It is the same ribbon, but it is teal colored.
I love teal. I actually have been wearing a lot of teal this winter. Hum-m-m??? Did I know on some level? Actually, I think “yes, I did.”
The doctor says that I have had this for about 6 weeks prior to diagnosis. That is about the same time I saw these adorable shoes on HSN (Home Shopping Network), available in 4 colors. I had been looking for a new pair of flats, but just had not seen anything that I liked for the price I wanted to pay. It was late one night and I was channel surfing before turning out the lights. I didn’t even know that I could get HSN. Do you remember I cancelled Comcast and now I am all free TV? Anyway, I thought I ‘d see what they had. Adorable shoes! But they are in patent leather — sort of dressy….I wanted something more casual. 4 colors ..black, hot pink, orange and they never showed the 4th color. I am getting tired and want to go to sleep; but I also want to see the heel height and shape and the 4th color. Finally they show the teal shoe with it’s cute heel. I write down the numbers and fall asleep.
The next moring, I call and place my order. Have you ever ordered shoes on-line? I had not -well, dance shoes– so I didn’t know what to expect when they arrived. I didn’t know if they would fit or would have looked better on the TV. I thought that they might look cute, but hurt my feet. They arrived within a few days –free express shipping– and I open the box. They are adorable –actually cuter in person (just like my grandson!) than in the picture and the color is a nice color. It is something I’ll wear and the shoes are comfortable.
Primary Peritoneal Cancer is very rare –less than 1% (I’m so special!) — and it has a 100% mortality rate. Yes, that does mean what you think it means. 100% of the people that get peritoneal cancer die from it…100%. The only variable is the length of time that people live with it. My understanding (without verification from my doctor) is that “they are making great strides in the 5 year survival rate”. There is no cure at this time.
Indeed, the survival rate for breast cancer is very high and there are even cures for breast cancer. No one survives Peritoneal/ovarian cancer, which is why nobody knows what the teal ribbon stands for. But now I know and so do you….
