I didn't show or sell any homes on Saturday morning. Instead, I got up early and headed to Des Plaines to cheer on The Chicago Breast Cancer 3-Day walkers.
My tent buddy from last year, Sara Meyer, showed up to cheer with me. We dressed in pink, made signs, handed out candy,
we even made some new friends! And we were once again filled with pride and admiration for the walkers. When you see all of these men and women, who have given up 3 days of their lives to participate in this event, to sleep in tents, to walk and walk and walk until their feet are covered in blisters, you can't help but be inspired and humbled at the same time. And this year, it was HOT. Not just HOT, but HOT and HUMID. We were sweating just standing there cheering...they had to walk over 20 miles that day. Amazing.
I just want to take a minute to say, "Thank you 3-Day walkers!"
As many of you know, last year I was one of those walkers. I laced up my shoes and participated in that 60 mile inspirational journey. It was difficult and tiring, no doubt about it. But it was an event that changed my life and created memories that will last forever. You can read about it here.
If you take nothing else from this post today, please ask a woman in your life to do a breast self-exam. Early detection is the key to saving lives!
Thanks for sharing this, Kelly. I know a number of folks who have done these walks, some as survivors and other because they had family members who had suffered or died from breast cancer. It's pretty scary when you realize how many are afflicted - I lost my older cousin 4 years ago to creast cancer and our neighbor's oldest daughter had a double mastectomy 9 years ago but it looks like the cancer has returned in another more invasive form.
Jeff