Need some help from the LJ-gals!
I've participated in the Revlon Run Walk for Women for the past 4 years now. I started doing it because my aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer back when I was in college. She lived with it for 8 years. I figured if she was strong enough to survive cancer for those years, I was healthy enough to walk 5k in support of her and raise some funds toward breast cancer research.
I flew my aunt out from Minneapolis to LA last summer for my 30th birthday. It was so wonderful to see her. She looked really good and, aside from a nagging cough, she seemed pretty healthy, although we knew she was no longer in remission.
Six weeks after returning home, my aunt needed a walker to get around. The cancer had spread from her breast to lungs years ago and stagnated, but had been silently invading her bones, liver and brain within the previous months. She tried a course of chemo, but ultimately decided to scrap it and just enjoy her last days.
Six weeks after that, she was gone.
My aunt was one of the kindest people you'd ever meet. She would stop at nothing to help a perfect stranger and I never heard her badmouth anyone. She had one wish when she was diagnosed with BC - she wanted to live long enough to see her kids become adults. Her younger son granduated high school last year. She cracked jokes and kept a positive spirit right until the end. I miss her very much.
My dad walked the RWW with me last year and we promised that we'd fly my aunt out for the RWW this year. We had no idea she wouldn't be with us any longer. So, after years of asking, I've rallied my extended family into joining me... finally.
If you would like to sponsor me, please visit My Fundraising Page.
You don't need to donate a lot - every dollar counts. I'd really appreciate your sponsorship and positive vibes.
Thanks!
I flew my aunt out from Minneapolis to LA last summer for my 30th birthday. It was so wonderful to see her. She looked really good and, aside from a nagging cough, she seemed pretty healthy, although we knew she was no longer in remission.
Six weeks after returning home, my aunt needed a walker to get around. The cancer had spread from her breast to lungs years ago and stagnated, but had been silently invading her bones, liver and brain within the previous months. She tried a course of chemo, but ultimately decided to scrap it and just enjoy her last days.
Six weeks after that, she was gone.
My aunt was one of the kindest people you'd ever meet. She would stop at nothing to help a perfect stranger and I never heard her badmouth anyone. She had one wish when she was diagnosed with BC - she wanted to live long enough to see her kids become adults. Her younger son granduated high school last year. She cracked jokes and kept a positive spirit right until the end. I miss her very much.
My dad walked the RWW with me last year and we promised that we'd fly my aunt out for the RWW this year. We had no idea she wouldn't be with us any longer. So, after years of asking, I've rallied my extended family into joining me... finally.
If you would like to sponsor me, please visit My Fundraising Page.
You don't need to donate a lot - every dollar counts. I'd really appreciate your sponsorship and positive vibes.
Thanks!