I am often asked why I continue to walk. Raising at least $2300....and all of the training! That all takes up so much time! By the time I complete the 2011 walk ~ I will have walked 240 miles (this of course, doesn't include any of the training miles.)
Yes, this is true! But, no words can describe the feeling of completing such a journey. I will be the first to tell you, that walking 60 miles is extremely hard work!! The fundraising....well ~ I like to call that "FUN" raising. Just makes the events a lot more exciting :-)
I firmly believe that each step we take ~ and each dollar we raise, brings us closer to a cure. With the prevalence of breast cancer in my and my husbands families, I simply can not walk away.
The wonderful people that I've met along the way...the friendships made, the tears shared, the storied heard. . . the entire experience simply can't be explained in words. This event is truly a life changing experience! It is the most rewarding experience ~ minus the birth of my children ~ that I have ever had!
I continue to walk ~ because I have a 12 year old daughter. I continue to walk ~ because I have nieces, sisters, aunts, friends. I continue to walk ~ because I believe we WILL win the fight. I continue to walk ~ because EVERYONE deserves a lifetime!!
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