Oh My Gosh!! I cannot believe that the Atlanta Breast Cancer 3 Day walk is only 11 days away! Where has this year gone?? This has been one of the most topsy-turvy, turbulent, crazy, emotional years of my life. One of my passions in life has been raising funds and awareness of breast cancer. Over the past five years, I have raised over $15,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. I don't say this to boast, I say this to help people understand that breast cancer is horrible but it is treatable thanks to organizations like Komen. In 2008, the Breast Cancer 3 Day walks raised more than $110 million through donations, contributions and sponsorships and of that, $79 million went to research, education and community health programs. That is an unheard of 72%!!
This organization was founded on a promise of one sister to another to one day find a cure for breast cancer. For now, we have to settle for treating the cancer, I hope that during my lifetime, we are able to say that we can "CURE" breast cancer. The motto for the Breast Cancer 3 Day is "Everyone Deserves a Lifetime" and I could not agree more.
October 23, 24 and 25 there will be thousands of walkers taking to the streets of Atlanta to show our support for finding a cure. We will be walking from Lake Lanier Islands in Gainesville to Turner Field (Home of the Braves) in Atlanta. 3 days, 60 miles and one amazing journey! We will take the blisters, sore muscles, aches and pains if it means that one less person has to suffer.
As I write this, I am still mourning the loss of my mother a month ago. I also miss my grandmother, Anne, who we lost in 1980. I am also dealing with my own diagnosis! I want to change the world so that no one else has to go through what my family and I have gone through over the last 12 months. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and as my brother so eloquently put it last October, "I'm about as aware of this shit as I want to be!" as my mom and I were diagnosed 6 days apart, 10/03/08 and 10/09/08.
So, let's get out there and SAVE THE BOOBS!!
Patti
www.the3day.org/goto/patti.tyson
http://www.maryannetyson.com/
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