This year, I was still kind of playing around with the idea...I even started training with the idea in the back of my mind. Then I read Joy for Beginners...it's not a self-help book like Ryan thought....it's a novel, I promise! One of the chapters talked about the 3-day walk. I found myself getting really choked up and sporadically crying throughout the chapter...the next day at work I was helping a client pick a glaze for her cabinets and I noticed that she had on a breast cancer hat. I just blurted out..."are you walking the 3-day?" I guess it was still on my mind from the night before. She said, "as a matter of fact, I am---I'm walking home from here, I had a friend drop me off!" Her house was 12 miles from my office. We got to talking and she totally convinced me I could do it. She was probably in her 50's and was a survivor herself, but her daughter had not been so lucky.
I finally said: "OKAY GOD! I GET IT!!!!!!" I just really feel that he pushes you and pushes you in a direction until it's obvious what your decision should be----well most of the time.
I've been training after work and I'm really excited that I get to do the walk with some of my best friends! My brother, Huston, will also be walking with me for our Mom---how awesome is that?
The reason I walk:
I walk for my Mother. I walk for Judy Shola (my MIL who is a proud survivor). I walk for Tami Mohamed (my second mother!! also a proud survivor!!). I walk for all the people in the world who have been affected by breast cancer. My Mom never got to see me graduate College, she never got to see me get married, and she'll never meet my children. I'm walking in the hopes that my small contribution will help in finding a cure so that no other person will ever have to feel the pain that breast cancer bestows on a family.
Me, My Mom, and Huston (my brother)
My Mom and I
Judy (Ryan's Mom)
Tami, Roxy, and Phillip in the photobooth at our wedding---classic!!
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I think this is great! My mother and grandmother are both survivors and I recently went to a relay for life event where the survivors took a victory walk. It really is an emotional thing to witness. Good luck with your training! I'm sure your mom would be so proud.
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