Race for the Cure--Why My Friend Walks

Breast cancer has affected so many people’s lives. Hundreds of thousands of people have been diagnosed, so odds are you know someone who the disease has affected. I do, and I walk the Race for the Cure in celebration of her beating the disease. My co-worker walks in remembrance of not one, not two, not three, but four close family members who fought a brilliant battle with the disease but passed away. Bill is a jovial person, excited about the Race for the Cure. You’ll see that in the video. But when he talks about those he lost, it’s a moment I won’t forget. Please remember to do your self exams and get your mammograms. Once you’re clear, find a way to help the effort to find a cure.

Race for the Cure 2009: Why I Walk

This past weekend, I helped raise money for a cause that’s dear to my heart: the fight against breast cancer. A group of friends and colleagues walked with me in the Race for the Cure. I walk for two reasons. My mother fought the disease and beat it! She’s been cancer free for about a decade now. It truly is something to celebrate! It’s easy to write a couple of lines about what an amazing thing that is. In reality, it took many years of rehabilitation, doctor visits, radiation treatments, mammograms, surgery, heartache, and physical and mental pain to get to this place. She did it all with a grace and poise that’s indescribable--something I greatly admire. Let’s put this feat into perspective. More than 40,000 people who are diagnosed with breast cancer die every year, according to the American Cancer Society. If you need a point of reference, that would basically wipe out everyone who walked in the Race for the Cure last weekend. Take a look at the video. The streets full of people would be empty, desolate, not one person left. That’s a pretty powerful visual representation of how devastating this disease is. I, for one, have vowed to fight! What will you do? Part two of the story: my personal scare with a lump. That’s in an upcoming post.



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Hey, Moms & Women on the Go founder, Executive Producer Bridgt Foster, will be sending tweets during the Komen Indy Race for the Cure--a terrific event! Check out the mention on Fox59.com. Just go to http://www.fox59.com/pages/newslinks and click on "Race for the Cure tomorrow - follow the tweets". It's still not too late to join the fight against breast cancer. You can sign up at packet pickup tomorrow morning. Go to www.komenindy.org to find out more.

2009 KOMEN INDY RACE FOR THE CURE IS SATURDAY, APRIL 18

Six days and counting until the 2009 Komen Indy Race for the Cure. It’s not too late to sign up and help raise money to find a cure for breast cancer. I can’t tell you how many amazing people I’ve met over the years that I’ve done this event! The experience is so moving, and what you’re doing to help the survivors and victims of this terrible disease is priceless. Check out this video of one of the races I attended.