This time, it's personal!

Crossing the "Not Yet Finished" Line
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The Lasting Mammaries
MY PROGRESS Goal:  $3,000.00 Achieved: $2,670.33

120 miles down...a lifetime more to go!

I started this journey 120 miles and 3 years ago. You never really understand a "lifechanging moment" until you have one. Sitting in my apartment 3 years ago, I had mine. I did not know anyone who had breast cancer. I did not have it. But something inside me said "Get off your butt and do something!" So I did....

I was a single, working parent. I had never taken on anything this big in my life, but I knew I couldn't let fear stop me. So, I put one foot in front of the other and I started walking - and I haven't looked back.

This year, there were multiple reasons why I "couldn't" walk. But, apparently, I wasn't meant to stop. I had actually made the decision that I would take this year off when I found out that a friend was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is a wonderful person all around. She's a loving mother to two beautiful little girls and she literally lights up a room when she walks in.

So, out come my trusted shoes, the ever-present backpack, my pieces of encouragement collected over the years, and my can-do attitude for fundraising. I won't ever let anything stop me...EVER! Because, this time, it's personal...