Why I walk... I started walking back in May of 2012 when my Aunt Joanie Kerr was already battling this awful disease, in June of 2012 after 4 years of battling we finally got the news we had been praying for, she was in remission. Unfortunately, in October of 2015 the cancer was back for the 6th time, but she was ready to fight again. Over the next few years, she would continue to fight and after 10 years of fighting in March of 2018 she gained her Angel wings. My son Jordan was 10 years old at this time and was very familiar with breast cancer, so when I sat him down to let him know it was time to say goodbye to Auntie, I told him that we can be said right now but we also need to be grateful. Grateful for the 10 years that she fought day in and day out for us her family, grateful for the amazing memories that we were able to make together in those 10 years, including Jordan's first trip to disney. Joanie and I had an incredible bond, we were two peas in a pod, she would always say I was her Angel on earth, and she is now my angel above. I will always walk for Joanie.
As the years go on there has been more people that I walk for some in their honor and some in their memory. I walk for many family members and friends whom this awful disease has affected.
After 2022 walk I had decided that after 10 years of walking I was going to take a year off but when I shared my finish line picture I received a message from a friend/co-worker "Congratulations Angela!! This is an amazing accomplishment for a great cause! I am inspired to look into 2023 New England walk next summer". She than reached out to me and told me her story, she fought her battle and in January of this year she is officially a breast cancer survivor. I than realized my journey wasn't ready for a pause just yet so I committed to another year.
As I started my training and fundraising, I got a text message from a very close friend of mine that her results from her biopsy have come back and it was indeed breast cancer at the young age of 41 but she is a tough cookie and she has already started her fight, so I will be walking for her as she kicks this cancers butt.
These are just a few of the stories on how breast cancer has affected me, so I will keep walking to help find a cure!!
Please support me as I commit to an incredible challenge. The Susan G. Komen 3-Day is a 60-mile walk over the course of three days. It will be hard, but it’s not as hard as breast cancer. It’s not as hard as chemo. It’s not as hard as getting bad news at your latest scan. It’s not as hard as saying goodbye. And that’s why I know I have to do this. That’s why I commit. That’s why I’m walking and why I’m raising money – to end breast cancer forever.
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