When rock star-diva friend started treatment for breast cancer, a friend sent her a link to this video:
It made her laugh. And when your friend is going through the horrors of cancer treatment, you become profoundly grateful for anything that brings to her laughter and joy. So, bride-to-be baby girl and I decided to honor our friend and celebrate the completion of her treatment by doing the pink glove dance at the wedding reception. (It was really hard keeping that secret.)
This is my baby girl introducing the bridal party who got things started:
The wait staff at the reception facility placed bags of pink gloves at each table. Attached to each bag was a note which read:
The Pink Glove Dance was made popular on YouTube by employees of the Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Oregon, dancing in support of breast cancer awareness.
Today we celebrate in honor of our friend, breast cancer survivor, and rock-star diva, raising hands in thanksgiving to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Great Physician, for His healing power in her life.And this is what happened on the dance floor:
And my friend felt loved. And it was a beautiful thing.
10 comments:
What a terrific way to celebrate! I bet everyone joined in.
Perfect!
Nancy,
I love this!!
One thing I learned at our own festivities: when a bride and groom honor someone else at their wedding reception, it adds a special dimension to the honoring.
Nancy, I will have to pass this along to my sister in law who is battling breast cancer right now. Thank you!
What a touching way to celebrate life during a celebration of the joining of lives.
Honey, if this is what hubby calls 'filler,' then give me MORE. Delightful. LOVE the video, love that you and our girl honored your friend so beautifully. Fun, touching, loving. TRAVEL WELL.
well...make the 'your' girl, even though it feels a bit like she's 'our' girl after reading and commenting. :>)
How wonderful!!!!
This is wonderful! I hope to remember to do it sometimes too.
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3
I need so many little hearts.
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