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hallo loves


greetings from the south island. it’s my last day here, and then i head back up to waiheke. the small hall crawl shows up there are finally on sale to the public a rocky bay and palm beach are effectively sold out and there are still tickets for both morra hall shows on saturday july 31st…patron party info is coming, and make sure you get get tickets. and please spread the word for me.

meanwhile…i just saw this today.

i’ve never felt more emotional looking at a bunch of bras.

today was a long drive out to wanaka from glenorchy. we spent almost 4 hours in the car today.

there were lots of sheep, yes, and hills, and…we drove by this. we had to stop. it isn’t what you think.




read the sign.




read the bra.




have a cry.

i was moved to stop and reflect on all the women i know in my own family and in this community who’ve battled breast cancer, all the friends with mastectomies, all the pain that is impossible to put into words.

this is community. this is art. this is life.

this also a bunch of beautiful colorful bras on a hill.



it’s a bittersweet symphony, these bras.

feel free to share any stories here. i’m reading.

i love you all so much.


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Anonymous

Holy shit! I left o bra on that fence in 2014 and it was maybe only a 20ft stretch.

Carmen J

My grandmother had breast cancer when I was a child. She died when I was 18 of complications of it and bowel cancer. My cousin was diagnosed in her 30s. My second youngest aunt was diagnosed a few years later... for the first time. My youngest aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer soon after. The youngest aunt passed after liver and spine secondaries... my other aunt has had a second bout and a brain tumour but she's still with us. Last year, I was given genetic testing to search for Li Fraumeni Syndrome. In Februrary, I was told I was positive to the TP53 gene mutation... that my eldest son was diagnosed with when he was 9. My second son also has it. The first question put to me was to have a preventative bilateral double mastectomy. At 50, I also have another condition that would increase the risks of that procedure... I've never had cancer. By age 60 90+% of females with the TP53 gene mutation have had at least one form of cancer. We are screened annually for multiple tumours... it is a lifetime commitment. No radiation... limited sunlight, no xrays unless essential... And sometimes I look at our support group and wonder how humans can walk this path, continually... after multiple cancers... We shouldn't be looking for a cure... we need to fix numerous gene mutations and prevent it. <3

Josie Stanford

Yes! The bra fence is fantastic. I must do a Facebook post about this on Good KIWI. Good to read all the comments too. Unfortunately they've had their donation box broken into a couple of times which is disappointing. Was it still there?

Miriam Barberena

That fence is amazing. My aunt passed after her second breast cancer diagnoses. I was diagnosed with it at age 45 and was given chemo, a bilateral mastectomy (on Valentine's Day), and radiation. It is frightening. It is hard. But I know I am one of the lucky ones.

Laura Wellner

A thing of beauty from one of the ugliest things a body endures. Coming home tonight there were brightly colored posters tacked up along our road cheering on a woman named Abby who has completed her final round of radiation, it was such a sweet thing for her friends and family to do, welcoming her home after going through chemo, surgery, and radiation. In all the ugly things in the world, beauty can still be found, as long as we all rise above it and kick ass with grace. Love!

Gabrielle Shearer

Oh shoot. I keep crying when I see this. My close friend Merilee fought breast cancer and I love her so much.

Caity

I’m terrified. I’m about to get a second opinion from another breast surgeon about whether I should have a double mastectomy, my choice would be to go without reconstruction. I don’t have cancer. But I had a complete hysterectomy & my ovaries removed at a young age (40), followed by a relatively long period of HRT, and I have had continuing problems with my breasts, including mastitis, lumpectomies, and other surgeries. I’m at the point of looking at this major surgery now to avoid further ongoing problems and more surgeries but... it’s scary. Really freaking scary. My partner is supportive, he agrees with my logic, his only concerns are the pain and recovery. But.... scary. Scary, scary, scary.

Yunalasca

That sounds so tough, and you've been through so much already ❤️

Llaura Sanacore Rubin

My Mother was a Three Time Breast Cancer Survivor. She died in 2006 at the age of 84 due to Complications from CHF (She NEVER quit smoking!! Go figure.) ♥♥♥♥

Jessica Urban

This is so beautiful and haunting. Thank you for posting. Much love and solidarity

Titus

Wow, just wow.

thnidu

I don't think I've known anyone who died of breast cancer, but I lost my beloved wife to metastasized colon cancer in 2011.