Sunday, February 2, 2014

What can I do?

I hear people say that a lot – “What can I do?”  “Is there anything I can do?”  Well, I’ve got something for you.

I hate cancer. My friend Jen died because of  brain cancer. My grandfather died from lung cancer – smoking until the day he died, I must add.  I have several friends who are breast cancer survivors. I don’t think there is anyone in the world who has not lost someone they  love or been afraid they would lose someone they love because of cancer. 

I can’t cure cancer.  I’m not a researcher who is working on a cure. But there are people who are doing that and I’m sure every day they  get closer and closer.  We could give money to the American Cancer Society --  but we won’t. We could all participate in Relay for Life  --but we won’t.  So what can we do, except talk about how much we hate it?

I’ve got a simple, simple thing we all can do.  Chevrolet has a program right now called Purple Roads. Purple is the official color for cancer survivors.  There is a website where you can “Purple your Profile.”  You click a few times and your profile picture on facebook turns purple. Yeah, it looks funny and weird. But here’s the thing: Chevrolet will donate up to ONE MILLION dollars to the American Cancer Society, one dollar for EACH purple profile on Tuesday.   So, a few clicks, and you help the American Cancer Society get money.  You can help fight cancer, and all it costs is a few seconds of your time and a purple profile for a few days. 

I have 434 friends on facebook.  My goal is 25 friends turn their profile purple.  Then, if 10 of their friends all turn theirs purple. . . Get it?? That could be a LOT of people.  All for a few seconds and few clicks.  PLEASE help!  What can YOU do?

http://www.chevrolet.com/purple-roads-world-cancer-day.html

Besides, PURPLE is my favorite color! It will make me happy to see purple profiles!!