http://www.rhymeswithorange.com Fresh and pulpy Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:05:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.rhymeswithorange.com/contact/comment-page-1/#comment-30352 Pink positive « Toddler Planet Sat, 09 Oct 2010 18:13:16 +0000 http://www.rhymeswithorange.com/wordpress/?page_id=23#comment-30352 [...] Rhymes With Orange featured one of its characters talking frankly about her mastectomy to a friend, saying, “One thing I discovered with my mastectomy is that I had to reassure everyone I’d be all right….” which is true and real and painful and awesome all rolled in together. And when the character showed confidence and poise by following it up with a joke, I smiled in recognition of all my brave, brave friends, who face this head-on, and who honestly do want to make it easier on their friends and spouses, who shouldn’t have to — but do — suffer along with them.  (Note: the strip also features a link to BCAction.org, the parent group of ThinkBeforeYouPink, and King Features encourages donations to cancer charities on its comicsgopink site.) Thanks for taking it beyond the pink, Hilary Price. [...] [...] Rhymes With Orange featured one of its characters talking frankly about her mastectomy to a friend, saying, “One thing I discovered with my mastectomy is that I had to reassure everyone I’d be all right….” which is true and real and painful and awesome all rolled in together. And when the character showed confidence and poise by following it up with a joke, I smiled in recognition of all my brave, brave friends, who face this head-on, and who honestly do want to make it easier on their friends and spouses, who shouldn’t have to — but do — suffer along with them.  (Note: the strip also features a link to BCAction.org, the parent group of ThinkBeforeYouPink, and King Features encourages donations to cancer charities on its comicsgopink site.) Thanks for taking it beyond the pink, Hilary Price. [...]

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