Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

Sunday, October 19th 2008, I attended my very first breast cancer walk. I must begin by saying WOW. There were thousands of people with positive attitudes wearing pink proudly and walking for a cure. During the walk there were young volunteers spread out in different locations yelling and cheering us on. One volunteer in particular stood out in my mind, he wore a green shirt with the famous pink ribbon on the front and held a bullhorn. He stood at the very beginning of the walk, as we walked up the hill preparing ourselves mentally for the long walk that we wouldn't normally do, he yelled "You can do it you're almost there." The walkers who heard him, including me, looked at each other with the facial expression of "is he serious, that's it?" He then put the bullhorn back to his mouth smiled the sweetest smile and stated "well not really, but keep going anyway." It's unfortunate that he will never know that his words in combination with his innocent laugh helped me make it to the end of the 4 mile walk.