I remember Kellie Pickler from American idol. She was the
country singer the year Carrie Underwood won, so she got kinda lost. But she’s
made a respectable career for herself in Nashville and seems like a genuinely
nice person.
Kinda like a 21st Century
Dolly Parton.
Kellie appeared on videotape on Good Morning America this week with one of her oldest friends, Summer
Holt Miller, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in June, and underwent a
double mastectomy; she begins chemotherapy this week.
And
in what made this queen feel kinda weepy, in one of those rare showings of true
friendship and solidarity, Kellie Pickler had her head shaved.
Miller
said: “If this compels even one person to change their mentality
toward waiting until the age of 40 for their mammogram, then it will be worth
it.”
Pickler
added, “Cancer does not discriminate.”
But,
what I like about this story, other than the incredible bond of friendship
these two women share, is that Pickler simply sent the video footage of her
head being shaved in to GMA. She didn't go all Entertainment Tonight and Extra
and shiz, and didn't even do an interview. It was simply a gesture for a friend.
A chance to remind women of the need for regular mammograms.
And
that's good news.
