My team and I completed the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer this past weekend.
With the help of friends and family, I raised a little over $2500, my team, Hoofin' for Hooters, raised just over $17,0000, and the Boston walk $5.8 MILLION that goes directly back into the New England community.
I came away from the walk with a few blisters, some sore muscles, some new friends, and the hope that if we continue to walk, it will be possible for us to beat this disease once and for all. The high points of the walk were the amazing people we met....the grandmother and 5-time cancer survivor who ate lunch with us while she waited for her family, the husband and wife that were diagnosed with breast cancer one year to the day from the other, and the Harley guys who helped us safely cross the streets who all had there own personal reasons for being a part of the weekend.
While we walk for a very serious reason, there's also a ton of laughs along the way. Here's just a sample of the t-shirts we saw:1. "Yes they're fake, my real ones tried to kill me."2. The smiley face tee on the 18-year old stating "I like boobies."and last, but certainly not least...3. "Save Second Base!"The blisters and muscle soreness I feel will heal within a few days. It's a small price to pay if one day we can make breast cancer a thing of the past.
I signed up for the 2011 walk. I walk because I can.
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