I have lost track of how many 60 mile 3-Days I have completed -- there was Year 1 in Detroit (with a mighty Miller Canfield team), which is before Komen was on the scene, Year 2 in LA, Year 3 back in Detroit, and then, over a span of about 20 years, 3 in DC, 3 in Boston, 2 in Chicago, one in Phoenix, a few more in Detroit, and maybe I'm missing a place or two.  I've walked with my daughter, my then 70-year-old mother, friends, and alone (well, as "alone" as you can be with so many people on one sidewalk ...).

Until a few years ago, I always felt like I was walking for a good cause, but it was not personal. Then my mother, who had previously completed the 3-Day when she was 70, was diagnosed with (and recovered fully from) breast cancer, and more recently, I was diagnosed with (and am now in remission from) non-Hodgkins lymphoma. So this fight against cancer is personal now.

In recent years, I have not done any fundraising.  I hate asking for $$, so I just make my own donations on behalf of Taylor and me.  But I'm not sure how many of these I have left in me, and I think the Komen organization deserves more than just my personal contribution.  I hope you will consider a donation.

I know from experience that the 3-Day is hard, but it's not as hard as cancer. I will continue to walk as long as I am able, to end breast cancer forever.

Megan