39 miles, 2 days, 1 cause

Hello everyone,

Well, it’s official. I am just not a sane person. I am what is referred to as a “three-peat” I’m honored to captain The Sisterhood of the Traveling Ta-Ta’s again this year for the Avon walk for Breast Cancer. The team will be walking 39 miles in 2 days through New York on October 15th and 16th.

I had seriously considered not walking this year. I almost had myself talked into not doing it. There was a whole laundry list of reasons I had. In today’s economy, $1,800 is a lot to raise. It’s a lot of time away from my family. All the training involved. It’s a lot to ask of my family. It’s a lot to put my body through, 39 miles is no walk in the park, pun intended. All very valid and completely reasonable. I had myself convinced the more I used the term "a lot" the more valid they became.

But then I lost my Dad to cancer in early January. It turns out they’re right. When you loose someone you love to cancer, awareness lasts a lifetime. Loosing Dad served to renew my commitment to do what I can to bring an end to death from cancer.

I can’t do research, I can’t prescribe medicine, I can’t give treatments. But I can walk, I can raise money and I can raise awareness. I can ask you for your support. Together we can help save lives.

So far I’ve raised $1,075 dollars toward the $1,800 minimum I am required to raise in order to participate in the walk. That's only 25 days away.
So please, do what you can to help. My personal walk page is http://info.avonfoundation.org/goto/redspage

Any amount you can donate will be very gratefully appreciated. No amount is too small. $20 will provide a ride for an uninsured or under insured person to a lifesaving doctors or treatment appointment. $100 will provide a screening test they might otherwise forgo until it is too late.

And now I have an even bigger thing to ask of you. Please forward this blog to everyone you know. I know, forwarding a blog to all your friends that asks for money is not only a pain for you but really annoying for them. Well, this is me being an annoying pain. And if it gains $5 more for research, and community programs. Then I'm going to be the biggest most annoying person you've ever met.
Thank you so much for your help and support.

We will continue to walk until cancer is a word you look up in the dictionary, not one you check on a medical history form.