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UGASports - Tralee Hale, mother of Kelee Ringo, and BBBC seek to ‘Pink Out Sanford' (rivals.com)
When No. 1-ranked Georgia hosts the Kentucky Wildcats this Saturday on October 16, don’t be surprised if the most prominent color on display at Sanford Stadium is not the Bulldogs’ traditional red.
Promoting breast cancer awareness, the local nonprofit organization Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer (BBBC) has united with Tralee Hale, calling on all spectators to wear the color pink—to “Pink Out Sanford.” Hale, the mother of Georgia standout cornerback Kelee Ringo, was diagnosed during the summer of 2020 with one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer, Triple Negative Ductal Carcinoma. Ever since then, she has been a strong advocate and inspiration for breast cancer awareness.
Hale has been through a lot in her fight against cancer. Diagnosed just nine days after Kelee left home to start school at UGA, amidst the COVID pandemic, and while she was attempting to move to Georgia as well, Hale was immediately placed on one of the harshest forms of chemotherapy: doxorubicin.
“It’s referred to as ‘the red devil’ because it’s some of the most brutal stuff to combat cancer,” Hale said of doxorubicin. “It makes me literally feel like I’m on my deathbed.”
One way Hale finds strength to persevere is to think back to when she worked as a fireman and paramedic, a profession she was forced to retire from because of a severe back injury requiring multiple surgeries.
“I would transport people who needed encouragement—that there was light at the end of the tunnel,” Hale said. “I would say to them something like, ‘You can get through this, and, when you do, it’ll be something you can look back on to know you overcame difficult circumstances.’
Notably, along with Hale, BBBC is also partnering this Saturday with the university’s Spike Squad and Paint Line. To help “Pink Out Sanford,” both groups will be painted up in pink for the game. They won’t be the only ones wearing the color.
When No. 1-ranked Georgia hosts the Kentucky Wildcats this Saturday on October 16, don’t be surprised if the most prominent color on display at Sanford Stadium is not the Bulldogs’ traditional red.
Promoting breast cancer awareness, the local nonprofit organization Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer (BBBC) has united with Tralee Hale, calling on all spectators to wear the color pink—to “Pink Out Sanford.” Hale, the mother of Georgia standout cornerback Kelee Ringo, was diagnosed during the summer of 2020 with one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer, Triple Negative Ductal Carcinoma. Ever since then, she has been a strong advocate and inspiration for breast cancer awareness.
Hale has been through a lot in her fight against cancer. Diagnosed just nine days after Kelee left home to start school at UGA, amidst the COVID pandemic, and while she was attempting to move to Georgia as well, Hale was immediately placed on one of the harshest forms of chemotherapy: doxorubicin.
“It’s referred to as ‘the red devil’ because it’s some of the most brutal stuff to combat cancer,” Hale said of doxorubicin. “It makes me literally feel like I’m on my deathbed.”
One way Hale finds strength to persevere is to think back to when she worked as a fireman and paramedic, a profession she was forced to retire from because of a severe back injury requiring multiple surgeries.
“I would transport people who needed encouragement—that there was light at the end of the tunnel,” Hale said. “I would say to them something like, ‘You can get through this, and, when you do, it’ll be something you can look back on to know you overcame difficult circumstances.’
Notably, along with Hale, BBBC is also partnering this Saturday with the university’s Spike Squad and Paint Line. To help “Pink Out Sanford,” both groups will be painted up in pink for the game. They won’t be the only ones wearing the color.
