The Angels I Walk For
When my mother was 62 years old, the same age I am now, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was detected on a mammogram. The tumor was so small it couldn't be felt, and she had a mastectomy within a few weeks. All was well until she hit her 5-year mark. She had a bone scan and discovered her back pain was not due to osteoporosis, but cancer that had infiltrated her bones. She died 29 years ago from breast cancer. My sons, her grandchildren, were only 2 and 5 at the time. They never had a chance to know her.
In the past year, I've had 3 friends diagnosed with breast cancer, I've lost one friend to it, and another friend has had her cancer return. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, and the second leading Cancer death. One in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
Government funding for breast cancer research has recently been severely cut. Your donation means more now than it ever has.
In February of 2027, I will walk 20 miles a day for 3 days to raise awareness and funding for early detection of, treatment for, and research to end breast cancer forever. I will walk for my mother, for everyone I have known who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and for those who will be diagnosed in the future.
Breast cancer has touched all of our lives, each and every one of us.
Please support me as I commit to this incredible challenge. The challenge 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.
