Tuesday 15 June 2010

Susan Komen 3 Day for the Cure...

OK so any of you that don't know - I am planning on doing the Susan Komen 3 Day walk right here in Arizona in November (that would be 60 SIXTY miles in 3 days....). Anyone who knows me well, don't be too shocked....I know that working out is never top of my list (I'd rather eat less!) - the best I have ever done is when we Shellie and me used to go to the gym together and we kept at it for a long time - I think they dropped our favorite classes and so we kinda dropped off the bandwagon (ok so I did - I think Shellie found her bandwagon again!!).....I just find exercise a little boring and need someone or something to give me some motivation.....so I now have my motivation:)
In the last few years I have had two very dear friends experience Breast Cancer -

Audrey, who is one of my most favorite people in the world, and
Patricia, one of the most genuine, lovely and pure people you could ever wish to have as a friend. I really got to know both of these amazing women only after they had been diagnosed with Breast Cancer, but both opened their hearts to me and allowed me to help in small ways - I went wig shopping, sat through chemo treatments, had manicures/pedicures together, doctors appointments, visited in the hospital and at home and throughout it all, watched both women show unbelievable courage as they endured tremendous amounts of pain and suffering. I celebrated with Audrey as she triumphed over her cancer and felt the unbelievable ache of loss as cancer took the life of my dear friend Patricia. As anyone who has had to watch someone they love suffer must know, if there would have been anything I could have done to help, I would have gladly done it, a thousand times over. So I see this as my chance to do something, to help someone someday, that they might not have to suffer.I have to raise A LOT of money, so please use the link below to donate - THANK YOU:)
www.the3day.org

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