[Spirit100]

You know, if all these kids and parents and teams, sent their money to research groups to develop new drugs or find a cure for cancer, or gave their money to people who can't afford their cancer medications, instead of paying 50 and 100 dollars for a bunch of apparel they are only going to wear 1 or 2 times, I think more would be done with the money. Never did understand the whole deal.


***For those of you ready to bash me, I lost all my grandparents to cancer, sat beside my grandmother as she died at the age of 13 of breast cancer none the less, my mother will probably be diagnosed with cancer at some point, and yes I will probably die of cancer myself one day........so you can keep your pie holes closed that I don't know what Im talking about and I am just an insensitive jerk.....I know more about it than most of you can dream. ***

And I certainly don't think you are an insensitive jerk and it is my sincere hope that no one in your family is taken by cancer, breast, or otherwise including you!

I am going to shed light light on your," never did understand the deal," comment. I'm blessed with a 14 year old son who is a good athlete and loves sports. He too wore pink " IN HONOR OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, " not because it's in fashion or the thing to do because it's cool.

He did so to honor his Grandmother who was taken by breast cancer before he was born. It's about making a connection to the past Plant and recognizing a lot of people can relate to and understand the devastation cancer has on families for generations. Sure it's not navy blue, or black, or red, etc. it was a chosen color pink.

I tell you that to tell you this. You are not alone and plenty of folks have suffered cancer in nightmarish forms. And yes people spend $$$ on clothes and apparel. But there isn't a sign that says I donoted a dollar, or 100, or a 1000 dollars, or 10,000 dollars. People do cut checks in addition to wearing the color. And a lot of money is going towards R&D not only for a cure. But also to improve the lives of cancer fighters.

I'm proud of my son and his honoring of his Grandmother. I'm blessed to have been raised by a great lady who I helped fight in the trenches with for over ten years ( much like you did with your Grandmother ). That's why Plant...

As for the coach and the player...simple communication would have prevented all of this and yes it could have been easily avoided...he shouldn't lose his job over it, although based on this thread he may lose it due to poor performance....both could have handled this a lot more effectively. In the meantime, who would have thought the color pink and football would cause such a dust up?

Hope this helps...there's a lot more pressing issues to contend with!