Back in May, the City of Detroit was a virtual sea of pink-clad walkers on a soggy Saturday morning. They walked because they had a personal story to tell, or to honor the memory of someone lost to this disease.
This weekend, still more walkers laced up their sneakers and paced themselves in heat, humidity and rain to walk 60 miles “for the cure”.
So today … instead of talking about and touting my daily mileage, I’d rather give kudos to the walkers who finished the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk to raise money for breast cancer.
I’ve just been watching the clips of the highlights of the event on the various news stations I follow on Facebook. Those weary walkers began their trek Friday morning, walked 20 miles per day and each had to raise $2,300.00. You could tell the experience was uplifting … the tears of joy and sense of accomplishment, not to mention hugs between survivors and those who walked for family and friends who lost their battle. Their elation, upon completion of their mission, brought tears to my eyes as well. The Michigan leg of the Komen 3-Day Walk raised $2 million thanks to 650 dedicated men and women, so that one day – some day – a cure will be found.
Hope is like peace.
It is not a gift from God.
It is a gift only we can give one another.
~ Elie Wiesel
I know a gentleman along with his brother and nephew who are battling cancer. I want to thank all the brave men, woman and children who walk and make a difference in the lives of friends, family and strangers. Thank you. Thanks Linda
for sharing.
I do know a few myself Marge and three right now who are in remission. It is a terrible disease, and I wish that scientists would work on a cure rather than worry about sending people to the moon or Mars.
miss Linda…….that was powerful what you wrote…………………….I always advocate hope because I have Jesus filled within me……………..and only because of Him……………………..
annmarie
Thanks Ann Marie – I decided their trek was more worthy than mine. As a walker, can you even fathom going 20 miles in one day? My next-door neighbor did the walk about eight years ago. She was in her early 50s and walked for her mother who had cancer. She was not able to finish the walk though. I can’t remember the specifics, but I think that she had tripped and hurt her toe earlier in the Summer and the long distances aggravated the toe, so she had to stop, but stayed with the 3-Day for the camaraderie. A friend of mine who lives in NY had battled cancer 2 years ago. He was deemed too old for a stem cell transplant – I believe he was 68 at the time. But he was an active 68 and he still worked, volunteered his time and so he sought another doctor’s opinion. That doctor told him to get endorsements from people he worked with as to how viable he could be in the workplace going forward. He got letters (my boss did one). He had the transplant – he was down for about 18 months, but the transplant was successful and he is fine now. He sent me some literature about this priest – he is pushing for him for sainthood due to his cancer being in remission – here is the website that he sent me to read: http://www.vincentcapodanno.org/