Saw a guy with bright blue hair yesterday and someone said it was the equivalent of shaving your hair off for the shavathon, the cancer awareness thing which I have been criticised - just by a friend - for not supporting. Know very little about how it works but cannot see the point.
Now someone just told me it was cancer awareness day yesterday, arranged by the SA Cancer Association, and they had a shavathon and this spray-your-hair-any-colour thing in Rosebank. Mmm.. I didn't even know. Wasn't in Rosebank yesterday so didn't just come across it. Was at oncology centre on Monday and there was nothing there but guess it's aimed at the general public. Hmmm...don't think they are doing a good job of raising awareness then.
I live in Johannesburg, South Africa, where I was diagnosed with breast cancer on Thursday January 15 2009. This is my journey with cancer and other musings as surveyed - initially temporarily hairless - from under my hats.
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Saturday, March 7, 2009
bullshit shavathons
Yesterday was Cancer South Africa's (Cansa) Shavathon day which encourages people to shave their hair in solidarity of those who have bald heads cos of cancer. I think it's bullshit. Really. My friend wanted to go have his done - his dad is in remission - but besides being busy, I declined to go with him as I think it is total bullshit.
What does it prove?
Rather give money to a worthwhile cause like this DJ who clearly does not have medical aid and needs money to pay for his chemo:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=55582032419&ref=nf
Funnily enough, a friend of a friend at Dance Umbrella last night said: Oh I thought you had taken part in the shavathon, and could not believe it when I heard yours is for real (which really just proves that one might as well go around bald since everyone knows if you're wearing a hat anyway - although did think last night's black and white pin-striped trilby from Young Designers was pretty cool. Oh and apart from that and a few curious questions from friends I had only had internet correspondence with so far, managed to have a fab night without cancer or my hair loss being an issue, although do feel I tend to walk around less and go up to less people at functions now. Must overcome that.
On the other hand, got this broad smile of recognition from a woman at the Listeners' Library today. She clearly had no hair and not from some damn shavathon; she wore a tiny scarf. She was so excited to see me but think I merely gave a sheepish smile back. Smack!
CANSA'S SHAVATHON CAMPAIGN:
http://www.shavathon.org.za/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?c=1890
What does it prove?
Rather give money to a worthwhile cause like this DJ who clearly does not have medical aid and needs money to pay for his chemo:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=55582032419&ref=nf
Funnily enough, a friend of a friend at Dance Umbrella last night said: Oh I thought you had taken part in the shavathon, and could not believe it when I heard yours is for real (which really just proves that one might as well go around bald since everyone knows if you're wearing a hat anyway - although did think last night's black and white pin-striped trilby from Young Designers was pretty cool. Oh and apart from that and a few curious questions from friends I had only had internet correspondence with so far, managed to have a fab night without cancer or my hair loss being an issue, although do feel I tend to walk around less and go up to less people at functions now. Must overcome that.
On the other hand, got this broad smile of recognition from a woman at the Listeners' Library today. She clearly had no hair and not from some damn shavathon; she wore a tiny scarf. She was so excited to see me but think I merely gave a sheepish smile back. Smack!
CANSA'S SHAVATHON CAMPAIGN:
http://www.shavathon.org.za/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?c=1890
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