This past Sunday I walked in our local Support Connection 3 mile walk. It was fun, great weather and I walked with five friends. This group supports families whose lives are affected by breast and ovarian cancer. I have been walking in this walk for years and this year the turnout was bigger and better than ever. Men, women, children, even dogs came out to walk. People volunteered to keep the event running smoothly. Donations were made, which will greatly help keep Support Connection running and helping families that need their support and assistance.
I felt lucky-to be alive and well enough to walk. To have friends and a beautiful family. And not to have my life been disrupted by cancer. People put signs on their back and walk in celebration of a person, who survived breast or ovarian cancer. Some people's signs say they walk in memory of-that person succumbed to breast or ovarian cancer and lost their life. Some people walk with multiple people's names on their backs. One woman impressed me. She was younger than me, walking with her husband and a one year old in a stroller. Pinned to the back of the stroller was a sign that said "I walk for my Mommy". Her sign said "I walk for myself-I'm fighting the fight of my life!". I wanted to cry for her. She was obviously undergoing treatment, had lost hair and was wearing a bandanna. She probably didn't feel 100%, but she was out there walking because the cause hits home with her. I hope she wins this fight, if not for herself, for her young baby, who needs a mother.
My walking paid off! I was very good on Weight Watchers this week and when I weighed in today, I had lost another 5 pounds, bringing my two week total to 12.6 pounds lost. The women in the meeting were sneering at me, wondering how I had done so well. I did it perfectly and busted my butt exercising-that's how-there are no shortcuts! Hell, I'm doing better than the ladies on The Biggest Loser.
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