Friday, February 23, 2007

Fwd: Breast Cancer Awareness

This weekend in Oakland, I will be supporting a play called "Touch"that deals with a heartbreaking love story of a young man and his young wife fighting against the evil that is breast cancer. This is a recent true story of David and Tiffany Dunson.

Every man or woman who love and cares for the women, who have built and
carried our community, stood by us, and loved us through it all, should
attend this play to help spread the word and create awareness about
this
evil disease that is killing our women.

The play is Saturday February 24 at 7pm and Sunday February 25 at 5pm at
the Scottish Rite
1547 Lakeside Drive Oakland, Ca

--Hammertime
From my sidekick

--
MC Hammer
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--Hammertime
From my sidekick

13 comments:

ddsNorth said...

Dear MC... great initiative, for an important awareness!! I hope this play revives hope for cancer sufferers and cancer survivors.

In 1998, I was diagnosed with a huge tumour. I sought 3 opinions, and had it removed. It was that ten days waiting to hear back, if it was benign or not, was brutal.. I mean, brutal!!

My tumour was benign, but so large, and it was unusual, and sits in a lab in Toronto for study. I lost a small portion of the outter, left, lower quadrant of my left breast. Bras don't fit right or comfortably any more. The surgeon did a nice job!!

I resonate with these women; I have tasted deep fear, and I have also been graced to taste the joy of being cancer-free!!

But, I can never forget the impact this had on me; it sort of gave me the push to change my lifestyle/diet, etc....

3-4 months after this event(98).. my stomach shut down(99); I am convinced the bacteria which did this; came from that breast surgery....nobody will/would help me prove that though.. but being as I did not have it prior; where did the bacteria come from??

All the best is wished for you and the cast/crew of this very important, meaningful play!!

with loving kindness,
North

jonathan said...

As usual you are doing something good that helps people. It is an honor for me to be able for me to call you my friend and not because you are MC Hammer. Because you have and sitll always take the time for all people, not just the Big Shots. And you are in constant search for finding ways to blend the two in order to make life more fair.

THANK YOU


your friend

jonathan

ddsNorth said...

William, thankyou for your kind words(gentle smiles) and for not accusing me of whining about it; and saw the activism-part of sharing this "experiences:"

the battle-field of illness; is one where even angels fear to tread...it becomes isolating, lonely and void of activity and support. WE become impoverished, bankrupt, destitute; and at the mercy of community crime-gangs, and crooked business's, and slum-lords. siggggh

One might be surprised even, by the decline and loss's. Some friends, even life-long friends, fear illness, and many sufferers of disease, lose their friends, contacts, jobs, and social capital(contact.)

Myself, I went through it all, the whole nine yards; lost everyone, and everything...and their respect, because I am disabled on disability!! I look normal, but my body is weak and I am limited in my physical activity. Doesn't take long, to be "pushed out" into a pasture, deprived, forgotten and invizible to society.

It's all very disturbing, to experience; let alone, have to face these facts.

Once, I was married 15 years, had a baby son.. then my world fell apart for some reason? And here I am.. on some dead-end street(literally.)

with loving kindness, sorry for the novel-sized response.. lol

IF people could only become more aware, of how their isolating a suffering person hurts them... then all my rants will be worth the backlash received in some circles for speaking out..

God Bless you William T; and every ONE of us.
North

ddsNorth said...

IF you know someone with breast cancer.. go visit them; don't convince yourself; you want to remember them, the way they were.

Always, bear in mind; they love you as much as you love them; and they "need" to see you!

So many walked away from me, in fear; that disease is contagious; or bad luck is contagious. It was shocking, how so many good friends, slowly stopped coming around, until one day, they just didn't....

I cried a river, an ocean and a sea; for clarity. It did not come. One day, I had an epiphany...and I have learned to live with this now, in harmony.

I was like Will Smith in Pursuit of Happyness"... had a little boy, and went from middl-class; to suddenly disabled, on welfare.

whew! movie-stuff.. so many people are suffering in the world..

we must each ask ourselves; how can we ease their suffering? what can I DO, to eliviate the effects for them.. even just a little?

Ooh, a smile, a kind word, a visit, a letter, a call, a hello-card!! Just knowing people love you.. can heal the deepest wound.

North

Unknown said...

This is Wonderful Hammer. Is the play only playing in Oakland, or will it be hitting other cities as well?

Because I love stage plays and would love to see this one.

What an awesome thing to do!

Much luv 4 u North!!!

~Anita~

ddsNorth said...

Dear Anita, thankyou for your kind words... this is a very good cause to bring awareness, of a diseases; which like MC said; is killing women... I hope it draws huge crowds of supporters!!

with loving kindness,
North

GODSGIRLLIBRA said...

ALL THESE THINGS THEY SAY ARE SO NICE AND THATS WHY I CANT BELEIVE THAT YOU WOULD STOOP DOWN TO HURT A SIGLE MOM YOU NEED TO ASK THE LORD TO FORGIVE YOU REPENT AND TURN FROM YOUR WICKED WAYS THE FAT LADY IS SINGING AND I CALL IT THE BLUES MRS JAN AND HER HUSBAND WOULD NEVER ALLOW THIS SO YYYYY

Unknown said...

Hi,
I produced a play last year that brought many awareness

www.boobytrapthebreastshow.com
Here is the lyric from one of the songs

ittle Pink Ribbons
( Debra Van Tongeren(ASCAP/ John Van Tongeren(BMI)

For every young girl
Losing a mother
Shadowing her whole world
For every women
With children of her own
Who longs to watch them grow
Wipe your tears
Keep their memories near

Carry
Little Pink Ribbons,

Little Pink Ribbons ,Little PinkRibbons
Little Pink Ribbons ,Little PinkRibbons

In hope they find the cure

For all our daughters
Nieces and nieghbors
For women everywhere
Sisters, grandmothers
Friends and lovers
One thousand men each year
Wipe your tears
Keep their memories near

Carry
Little Pink Ribbons
Little Pink Ribbons
Little Pink Ribbons

In hope they find the cure
One day, We pray
They’ll all be cured

Until then, lets keep searching

Carry
Little Pink Ribbons

Until we find a cure

Unknown said...

Great info.
MG

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