2007 - the year we heard her breast cancer had come back.  The year we were told her 2 year prognosis.  The year we found out that really it was only a few months.  The year I thought my life had stopped.

Lori was more than a cousin to me - she was my best friend and sister-by-heart.  She was my rock and my touchstone.  She was the person I talked to every day about any and everything - including nothing at all.  She was the person I couldn't imagine my life without.

And then she was gone.  I knew her spirit would be with me for the rest of my days, but I would no longer hear her laugh, no longer hear her "cheer up, missy" when I was down, no longer have her here.  I thought I would be adrift forever.

I walked the 3-Day to honor Lori's memory in 2008 - thinking I would do it once.  After Day 1, I knew I would continue to do the 3-Day.  Over the years, the 3-Day has given me a purpose to my pain and allowed me to honor Lori's life footstep after footstep.

Please support me as I commit to this 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’m walking and why I’m raising money – to end breast cancer forever.

Thank you.