"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."
Proves the point that you don't need a lot of words to make a point! Larry Smith, founder of SMITH Magazine, believes that too. Back in 2006, he created the tantalizing Six-Word Memoir® project with the following tagline: Everyone has a story. What's yours? Then he invited folks to tell their stories — in half a dozen words. No more, no less. My challenge to you all today is: Can you condense your cancer experience into just six words? I say we give it a whirl! I'm inviting everyone to participate, because everyone has a breast cancer story. Even if you don't have breast cancer yourself, your life has somehow been touched by it. Let's put a six-word face on BC.
I'll start: Cancer called. Wish I hadn't answered.
My grandmas baby sister - taken young.
ReplyDeleteDamn.... I'm too wordy for this..... I really like yours.
ReplyDeleteYou got boobs. I got cancer.
I'll work on it....
xoxox
Carrie: Heartfelt, sad and beautiful. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAnneMarie: I LOVE it!!! Ain't nothin' to work on, I think you nailed it! xoxo
Love it! Reminds me of our HAWMC exercises - but I think I am all worded out after that..will have a think about it though ;-)
ReplyDeleteFantastic idea!! I'm going to try it on my blog. By the way, love your six-word cancer memoir.
ReplyDeleteLove this idea, Renn. Here's mine --
ReplyDeleteCancer scars: deep but not pervasive.
wow, once again brilliant....
ReplyDeleteim thinking too.
xoxo
m
Love this:) Just shared my crack at it on Marie's blog:
ReplyDeleteWild hope born from cancer's ashes.
Off to share your post on Twitter - can't wait to read more memoirs...
What a delightful and clever challenge! It reminds me of the three-word exercise (was that from Feisty Blue Gecko?). Anyway, let's keep up the suggestions for prompts. Here's my stab at it:
ReplyDeleteFaith whispers. Love responds. Cancer deteriorates.
xx
@Marie: The HAWMC exercises actually reminded me of this project! Thanks for reposting — I'm really having fun with this. (Just goes to show that Fun and Cancer really can co-exist!) I wrote a 6-word memoir on your wall but will share here too:
ReplyDeleteOncology: Not part of The Plan. ;-)
@Beth: Good luck and looking forward to reading yours!
@PinkUnderbelly: Yours speaks to your upbeat nature. I love it!
@Anonymous M: You have to come back and leave us 6 words! ;-)
@Terri: Beautiful words that hint of your post-cancer adventures! Excellent! Thanks for sharing the challenge. xo
@Jan: The 3-word exercise was from New Year's, right? I think we need to resurrect that one too. (I have already forgotten mine!) Your 6 words express the yin/yang of a cancer diagnosis perfectly! ;-)
I am loving these! Can't get it quite right - for the moment I've just got:
ReplyDeleteBoob, hair, naïveté - gone. Spirit remains.
Looking forward to more!
Got a couple more... I just put it on Marie's blog..... THIS is great.... can we make one of those work pics with the results....
ReplyDeleteHow about these:
I looked healthy. I had cancer.
Part two:
I'm getting better. I look sick.
@LIZ: Beautiful!
ReplyDelete@AM: AM: I love your Part 1 & 2. They really hit home!
I'm glad Marie @ journeyingbeyondbreastcancer.com picked up the challenge, she gets a lot more traffic than I do! Check out her blog for more responses.
Breast cancer, empowering roadmaps for Superwomen!
ReplyDeleteOk, I have three.... I might move these over to my blog too....
ReplyDeleteBreast Cancer. What's next? Move forward!
My breast cancer - not my mother's.
Lumpectomy, chemo, rads, arimidex, enough already!
@Brenda: For sure!
ReplyDelete@3laine: Love 'um all! You're on a roll! I really like the middle one.
Breasts. Never so considered until gone.
ReplyDeleteInvader of Body; Intruder of Life.
ReplyDeleteBreasts gone, now replaced. OK again?
ReplyDelete@Suebee: So good to see you! And ain't it the truth!!
ReplyDelete@Anonymous: Perfecto!
@Redskyatnight: This is like the good ole days! ;-) Love yours, wish I had an answer for you....
"Slow and steady wins the race."
ReplyDeleteso far this has been my cancer fight song, as the road is long but i will see the light of remission soon!
thanks for a great idea. i love your blog! wish my silly ipad would let me comment more...it's hard for me to use the normal computer at times.
@keepthecalm: "Slow and steady..." is great and has been my mantra too. (Baby steps, baby!) Thanks for stopping by — and here's to your seeing the light of NED soon! ;-)
ReplyDeleteRenn, I just love how this idea took off - we should do it more often :-)
ReplyDeleteI also left one over chez Marie ;) I also "borrowed" a five word note which I love - "Cancer sucks, but blogging rocks"
ReplyDeleteBut my six word reflection is this:
Cancer? You're kidding? Oh. You're not.
@Feisty: Indeed! Agree with the first, and i wish the second wasn't so dang true. Thanks for the double post! ;-)
ReplyDeleteRenn, I just love this, and there are fantastic "memoirs" here. Yes, I am also a fan of the three word exercise (selecting three words to guide and inspire at the start of each new year).
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a great discussion. :)
Renn, Oh my, this isn't easy for one so wordy...
ReplyDeleteForever transformed, but I'm still me.
How's that?
Nancy, so true! A perfectly crafted 6 worder! ;-)
ReplyDeletethank you!
Our genes broke. Bye bye, boobs.
ReplyDelete@Rachel: Very clever! Thanks for adding your wit to the challenge! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThese are great! Here's mine off the top of my head:
ReplyDeleteCancer came. Innocence lost. Feistiness reinvigorated.
xoxo
@Kathi: For sure!!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteCancer. Just another way of living.
ReplyDeleteCait: That's excellent! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteCancer made me better than ever!
ReplyDeleteScrew cancer...I'll just keep going
ReplyDelete@Jen: Need to check out your blog. Love your attitude! Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDelete@Sisterearthorganics: ha! Love your attitude too!
Kudos!
Love the challenge and mine isn't very clever but really honest because it's been my stupid damn response twice now! So mine is
ReplyDeleteCancer: sorry no time for that
@Audry: You reply is VERY clever, and honest, and oh-so-true! Thank you!
ReplyDeletesix months later I am back at this, sorry for the late reply
ReplyDeleteYou have cancer. World becomes technicolor.
xo
Good one, Lauren! Thanks for backtracking to leave this. ;-)
DeleteI just posted a new challenge specifically about Pinktober last week; find it here:http://thebigcandme.blogspot.com/2012/10/six-word-memoir-pinktober.html