In August 2025, I  took on an incredible challenge — the Susan G. Komen 3-Day, a 60-mile walk through Boston over the course of three days. People often tell me, “Sixty miles? That’s hard.” But it’s not as hard as breast cancer.

It’s not as hard as sitting in a doctor’s office and hearing “It’s back.”
It’s not as hard as chemo that steals your energy, your hair, and sometimes your hope.
It’s not as hard as watching someone you love fade before your eyes.
It’s not as hard as saying goodbye too soon.

That’s why I walk.
That’s why I commit.
That’s why I will keep going until we end breast cancer forever.

I began walking in 2013. This will be my 8th walk — and every step I take is fueled by love, loss, and determination. This year, I will walk in Boston, August 15–17, and later in November, I will volunteer at the San Diego walk. My vow is simple: I will walk until there’s a cure.

I walk in memory of my mom, Josephine Dominguez — “JoeMomma” — who passed from breast cancer on October 12, 1978, the day before her 50th birthday. She never got to see her five children grow up. She never got to meet her nine grandchildren or her great-grandson. Cancer stole all of that from her… and from us.

I walk in memory of my mother-in-law, Sandra Young — a breast cancer survivor who bravely fought a second battle with cancer before passing in April 2018.

I walk for my “Breast Friends” and “Blister Sisters” of Team Hula Hooping for Hope, the amazing people I first met in 2013 in Washington, D.C., as we walked together in the pouring rain. That day changed my life — I found lifelong friends, and I found my purpose.

I walk for survivors:

• My cousin Posey Dominguez
• My sister-in-law Robin “Snookie” Mays
• My Aunt Lola Jones — a 3-time cancer survivor
• My sister-in-law Susan Hoffman — a 2-time breast cancer survivor and 3-time total cancer survivor
• My friend Cynthia Martinez
• My friend Holly’s mom, Carol Glover

I walk for fighters:

• My friend Sandy Cleveland-Gladden
• My friend Ivonne’s sister, Maria del Carmen Benet-Rush
• My friend and hairdresser Yanira Polanco

I walk for angels:

• My Aunt Lula Young
• My friend and fellow Komen advocate Jennifer Williams, who recently lost her fight to metastatic breast cancer

And I walk for every family who has ever had their world turned upside down by this disease.

I walk because I am angry — angry that cancer has stolen so many people I love. Angry that too many families never get to share the milestones, the holidays, the laughter, and the love they deserve. No one should have to walk this journey alone.

Every step I take is for them.
Every blister is for them.
Every mile is for them.

Thank you to every single person who donates, cheers, or shares this mission. Your support means the world to me — and it means hope for the future.

Together, we can end breast cancer.

Donate today. Walk with me in spirit. Let’s make sure no one else has to say goodbye too soon.