Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Livestrong Bracelet: Done

I have officially retired my yellow Livestrong bracelet. No, not because it's a fad and only teens wear them now (I still wear my Boston Celtics "I Am A Celtic" wristband, not sure I will ever get rid of that one), but because I don't like Lance Armstrong anymore. I think he cheated during the Tour de France. Maybe not this year, but one of those years. Yes, I know, he is not like any other humans we know, his lung capacity is enormous. I just don't understand how a man, any man, can win 6 consecutive Tour de France's (which I believe is one of the toughest things an athlete can do), after coming back from cancer. Yes, cancer, the thing that kills most of it's victims somehow put itself on pause for Lance to win "6 consecutive Tour de France's". Yes, you can "beat" cancer, but it's always there. It can come back, and it's got to make you weaker than you were before (I'm drawing from my extensive medical studies... ah... yeah, that's what I'm doing). So, farewell to the Livestrong bracelet, we had some good times together. Although, I am not wearing the bracelet, I will still continue to support the Livestrong Foundation. We still need a cure for all, or any, cancer.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You've finally joined my side!!! Even though I'm not a Lance supporter I do have to say that he had testicular cancer which has the highest survival rate among all cancers. Sooo.... with all his money and alot of help, I can see why he had a full recovery. As for cheating during any of the Tours... well if he did, then he is even a bigger loser then I originally thought he was!