Today begins the month of September, the month that those in the childhood cancer world set aside to “Go Gold” – the awareness color symbolizing the fight our children face.
Gold. It’s such a gloriously perfect color, really – it shines in the darkness and reflects the light and is still considered one of the most precious commodities on the planet – even so, are our warrior children – they shine, they reflect, and they are beyond precious.
So, we set aside this one month – for most of us, this is a whole-twelve-month-all-the-days-and-hours fight – but we set aside these few tens of days to tell others why saving the lives of the next generation should be a medical, moral, and emotional priority in our country and our world. This is the time we set aside to remember all who came before us and all those who are yet to come. Because somewhere, in some place, a life-as-they-know-it is about to shatter and one more family will pick up the color, the banner, and the armor of this fight…and then it will happen again: EVERY TWO MINUTES.
This beautiful St. Baldrick’s video shows the battle: https://youtu.be/yGOqEJ75xzQ
Now you know a little more of the battle … Looking forward to the day the war is won.
Moment by moment.
