The Scar Project

On Thursday night I was honoured to attend the opening night of The Scar Project, a photographic exhibition On Seven at David Jones, sponsored by The National Breast Cancer Foundation.

This is a FREE event open from 12th – 21st September 2014, exhibiting a series of large scale portraits of young women surviving breast cancer, by New York Fashion Photographer, David Jay.

As a breast cancer survivor, I encourage you to see it, so maybe you’ll see what I saw…

Warriors after a battle.

Eyes pleading for acknowledgement of the truth.

Beauty.

Courage.

Honesty.

Inspiration.

And not a smidgen of pink.

But why no pink?

Because there’s nothing pretty about breast cancer!

The deep beauty depicted in these portraits goes far beyond ‘pretty’.

To all those watching a warrior going through their battle, please don’t forget who they were before.

Please don’t forget they have no choice in the matter.

Please don’t forget the whole damn thing is out of their control.

Remember their battle.

Remember their beauty.

Remember their courage.

Salute them for their honesty.

Thank them for inspiring you to live a better life.

And please do one other thing…

When you see a Pink Ribbon…

Don’t roll your eyes.

Don’t complain that you’re tired of giving.

Don’t come up with any conspiracy theories.

Instead, remember these beauties.

Remember research is the source of our hope.

Remember, in order to win the battle, we must never give up!

This October is Pink Ribbon month. You can support the National Breast Cancer Foundation in reaching their aspirational goal of ‘zero breast cancer deaths by 2030’ by purchasing Mrs T’s Kooky Pants, with $1 from every book sold going to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

You can also attend my Book Launch and Art Exhibition on 20th September 2pm at The Children’s Bookshop Beecroft. A portion of sale proceeds on the day will also go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Hope to see you there!

 

Jennifer xo