2011 3-Day For The CURE!

2010 3-Day Team

Pam and Sarah delivered coffee and encouragement last year and will be walking with us this year!

Last year, I never really sent out a letter.  Each time I would write one, things would change.  This year, I sat down and wrote the following.  No editing, no worries, just hit send!  It’s done!    Though Jenn’s not with us this year, we know that she is experiencing the more joy than we can ever imagine!

E-mail I Just Sent Out

Greetings Friends,

As many of you know I participated (with your help) in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day For the Cure last November. My friends and I had signed up as a way to honor our dear friend Jenn who was in the midst of an intense battle with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Little did we know when we signed up, that we would actually be walking in her memory.

My dear friend Jenn lost her battle to the beast of cancer on October 16, 2010. Her faith, strength and perspective throughout were incredible to me (if you don’t know here story, you can read more here).  I personally had the honor and privilege of walking most of the last 10 months of her life with her on a regular basis. We’d eat dinner several times a week, watch ridiculous TV shows together, celebrate Girls Night In with friends, visit Medical City for “Jenn’s Juice” (Chemo), scans and other not so fun appointments (though we made it fun most of the time) and much much more! I also had the blessed privilege of spending Jenn’s last couple of weeks here on earth with her. Though, I confess that it was probably the hardest couple of weeks I have experienced (watching someone suffer and being able to do nothing about it)…it was also such a wonderful time and I know none of us that were there would trade it for the easy route (ever).

Though Jenn lost her battle, after attending my informational meeting last year, I could not help but recognize so many of the scans and treatments that she had received and they were funded either partially or completely by the Susan G. Komen foundation.

I have decided to take a victory lap for Jenn this year! Another dear friend who I was also walking in honor of last has joined our team with her daughter this year too!!!

The training and financial fundraising are a big commitment. However, after walking the path with Jenn, I know that it is nothing in comparison.

In order to walk the 3-day this year, I must raise at least $2300.

Would you consider making a donation? Donations can be made online or by printing the form and sending it snail mail.  Also, many companies will do matching gifts. Consider asking your company if they will make a difference along with you!

For those of you in the Dallas area, our cheer stations were what kept us going out on the walk! Hope to see you out there (again) this year!

Thank you for your consideration and generosity!

Blessings,

Christie

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~ by tiachristina on February 9, 2011.