Tis the Season to Thankful for all of our Blessings

 

 

Years ago when I was trying not to give up on this Dream I wrote out a message to myself to keep pushing through the tough times:  

 

“Even though you’ve been bucked, kicked, bit & stomped …Never Give Up!”     this is what I Believed Cowgirl Tuff meant..

 

At that time I never thought about how it would affect others but it surely does and I would like to share this truly inspiring story with you all.  I hope everyone knows what a special company they work for as we are truly Blessed to have this connection with people. We have a bigger Mission than just numbers & sell clothes…We can Inspire…Empower…..to Never Give Up.

 

I am truly in awe..

Lisa Bolin

CEO/Designer

Cowgirl Tuff Co.

 

Read below…

From Sandy Dunham


Last Saturday, my horse, Quick Impac, and I made a very nice run at the Marshall (Texas) City arena.  Since the summer, she's been a little sore in her back right leg, causing us to lose time at the first barrel, and I've been taking chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer.  Doctors told me, in the beginning, that I most likely wouldn't "feel" like barrel racing.  This was the point they made me cry.  Then, I decided they just didn't know the spirit of a cowgirl, with a great horse, and that I would just have to show them otherwise.  Well, Quick's sore leg is now healed and I took my 15th treatment - with only one more to go - on December 1.  On Saturday, we made an awesome run!  My hat flew off, revealing my bald head to to crowd, as Quick and I inhaled the first barrel!  The second barrel was a ballet and the third was just sheer power!  As we ran out, the crowd stood and cheered for us!  Tears consumed me, once again, but this time because of the joy of having just made a great run, bald head and all, and because "we'd" made the run after being told cancer would stop us.

That night, still feeling the thrill of it all, I sat in my closet and pulled off my jeans.  I saw your brand name, Cowgirl Tuff, and I saw the tag in side that says, "Don't Fence Me In".  Doctor's at MDA couldn't find my breast tumor at a checkup on December 6th.  Cancer hasn't owned me.  I'm a cowgirl.  I'm a barrel racer.  I have a great horse.  And, I wear the right jeans.

I had two women stop me Saturday to tell me that I've inspired them to get their  first mammogram (one being over fifty years of age and the other being in her 40's and adopted).  They both expressed having fear of having a mammogram but because they see that cancer hasn't stopped me or owned me, they are now ready to get their first one.

I'm sharing this with you because I think you have a great opportunity to help share the message of being "Cowgirl Tuff" enough to get a mammogram.  That's how my cancer was found and it saved my life.  Now, I will have many more opportunities to barrel race.

If you don't mind, I'm just feeling "Cowgirl Tuff" these days!  You're jeans are just right for me!  And, by the way, their very cute too!

Love your answers to the questions you show.  I know you understand.