Come and celebrate life with Bettie Bandana spring morning get-together
Awareness is power.
Take a pink marker and highlight October 27.
This will be a morning you do not want to miss.
Take your brightest pink dress, pick a pink flower and make your way to De La Café in Gordon Road for a spring morning get-together in aid of Bettie Bandana.
Bettie Bandana is the brainchild of local breast cancer survivor Ms Retha van Greunen.
Retha was diagnosed with cancer on May 16, 2016. This date is engraved in her mind as this was the start of an amazing journey of self-discovery.
Ten days later, she had a double mastectomy.
“Nobody can prepare you for those words ‘You have breast cancer.’ It is cold, it is clinical, and it is heartless,” Retha said.
But instead of becoming a cancer patient, she became a cancer warrior.
It was during this period that Retha realised how little women really are prepared for what is about to happen in their lives.
She started a journal and collected inspiring quotes that carried her through difficult times.
“There were times I wanted to stay in bed, but the journal kept me going and the idea of preparing women before they go for mastectomies grew stronger by the day.”
Retha’s dream became a reality when a friend started small paintings of every quote that carried Retha.
This soon became a calendar, which she sold to all her friends.
The calendar was the start of bigger things as Retha started adding more and more ‘need products’ in a beautiful box and named it Bettie Bandana.
Inside the box, she leaves a little note, “Each day comes bearing its own gifts and challenges. Here’s something to give you a little push or a pull on the days that you need it. You are not alone! Bettie’s box is a treasure of hope and blessings from someone who understands your journey.”
The items in the box include the calendar to remind you that every day is a gift and every day is filled with hope.
A scarf or bandana when you need something to help you ‘hang’ in there and cover your head because it can get really cold.
A journal because a life worth living, is worth recording. Slippers for the days when you deserve to put your feet up, bath salts when you need some time off, lip balm to brighten that smile, toothpaste, and toothbrush because a beautiful smile is better than any makeup.
Hand sanitizer to remind you to be grateful for all the hands that are caring for you, a pen because you are ‘INKredible’, a pink ribbon to remind you to have hope and tissues for good days and bad days.
If you have usable underwear, bring it along and donate it to the Bettie Bandana project.
The cost of tickets is R200 and all the fun starts at 09:00.
For more information and to book your tickets, contact Retha van Greunen on 071 674 0832 or Sherene Grobler on 083 231 8962.
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