On August 1st, I officially made the decision to sign up to participate in the 2010 Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. Yes, the name has had a slight change, but it’s still the same Breast Cancer 3-Day event that Nikki and I walked in last year. I am both nervous and excited about the challenge ahead.

You might be asking, why am I talking about this so early? Well… I’ll tell you. Fundraising is hard work. Raising $2300 (it’s up $100 from 2008) by yourself is even harder. Walking 60 miles is the easy part in comparison (and trust me, it’s not easy.) I know money is tight and times are hard for everyone. I spent quite a bit of time this year being unemployed, so I know what it is like to have to cut back and not have a whole lot of disposable income. I know that I am going to need quite a bit of extra time to raise the same amount of money as I was able to last year.

There is still not a cure for breast cancer. I know someone who is going through chemo right now. Just because we are in a recession doesn’t mean breast cancer is. I wish I could say there are fewer cases, but people out there are still suffering and families are having to deal with this every day. 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer. Scary, huh?

I want to do this because right now I am healthy, and someday I (or somebody I love) might need the help that Komen provides to the breast cancer community. I want to be able to say that I did everything I could to help find a cure. Nothing I can do will bring back David’s mother for him and his family, but hopefully in a small way this honors her and will help somebody else in the process.

So now that you know why it’s important to me, I hope you will consider making a donation to support me in this 60 mile 3-Day walk. Truly no amount is too small, and I appreciate every dollar that is donated. I love to keep my supporters updated on my journey, and I will even send you little gifts of thanks.

Thank you to ConnieFoggles and Heather in BC for being the first two to make a donation. Even if you cannot make a monetary donation, comments and words of support are unbelievably important and inspire me to keep going with my training and fundraising efforts.

Nikki and I after walking nearly 20 miles on the first day.

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