How Breast Cancer has Affected My Life

Intersting title coming from me I know. But check this out.

So I joined up with a chorus group in Charlotte at the beginning of this year called One Voice Chorus. I did this for many reasons. The main reason is that I truly love to sing. I may not be the best at it and lord knows over the years I have put my voice through a toll of bad behavoir. However it is something that I love to do. So anytime something comes along that involves this group I join mainly for the sheer chance of getting to sing with the group.

As the year progressed, I followed the group to sing with a concert called Sing For The Cure. When I first thought about it, I just joined up because it was another opportunity to sing. However I never really thought of it as me singing for something that actually affected my life. I knew it was about breast cancer and all, but I guess it never really dawned on me until this weekend.

I listened to our recordings over the weekend. I also went to rehearsal on Saturday and still listened to the music for most of the weekend. The more I listen to the score, the more that I am falling in love with the music. Its so powerful.

I thought back and realized - I actually knew this already - but Breast Cancer had impacted my life. I was really young at the time. But I had an Aunt by marriage named Jackie. Jackie was covermodel gorgeous. My uncle had married her when I was young - like 8. They split up a while after. Then she found out she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I remember vague pieces of this, but I remember that her and my mom were really close. I also remember her having to wear wigs... now she had really beautiful hair when I knew her. So this was very strange. She died a little while after. It really sucked.

I also recall that my mom has done work with Breast Cancer over the years - either doing the walks or helping to raise money for the foundations that support research for finding a cure.

So those are a couple points, However I also approach a lot of things in my life very logically. And even though many of you may not have been affected at all by Breast Cancer, think of the other things that you may be affected in in your life - pollution, HIV, Diabetes, Global Warming, etc... Well if we have a bunch of researchers trying to find a disease for Breast Cancer, then they can't spend their time finding cures for these other diseases or problems.

So essentially what I am saying here is support any cause that you can and the way that you can, because once one project is taken care of, we can move to other projects and eventually work to a more perfect world.

So if you can, come out and support me in the cause to end Breast Cancer this September. I can't wait to see everyone out.




presented by

The Gay Men's Chorus of Charlotte
One Voice Charlotte
&
Circle Up


Benefiting
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Charlotte Affiliate


8:00 PM
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Halton Theater
on the campus of
Central Piedmont Community College