This weekend my mom, my sister-in-law, and I walked 3 miles for the Race for the Cure. We had a lot of fun. There were over 25,000 people registered, but about 20,000 people walked. It was really fun to see all these people, men, women, and kids wearing pink. The best part was seeing all the pink survivor shirts for those who survived breast cancer. Mom looked really cute in hers. I know it made here feel really supported. It was also sad at times. On the back of a lot of shirts were signs that said " in memory of" The most recent death was on May 4th,2009 that we saw. One older gentleman had 3 signs clipped down the back of his shirt in memory of his wife and in celebration of his two daughters. One of his daughters was walking with him. It was a very emotional time and being around all these people you could not help but tear up. Mom said once during the day that she felt a little guilty because she was so lucky to not have gone through all the chemo and radiation and suffering that a lot of these women and their families went through. I truly feel that she was blessed and that she had a greater purpose from this experience.
Next year we will make this an entire family event and have our own team. Thanks everyone for their donations and thoughts for my mom. A total of $345 was raised on behalf of my mom. She was the 2nd highest person for our team and she doesn't even work for Sutter Memorial Hospital.
Our exercise instructors who helped us warm up for the race.
Mom warming up.
My sister-in-law and mom walking. It was at times really crowded.
Some of the different teams that walked. 
The finish line!
Next year we will make this an entire family event and have our own team. Thanks everyone for their donations and thoughts for my mom. A total of $345 was raised on behalf of my mom. She was the 2nd highest person for our team and she doesn't even work for Sutter Memorial Hospital.
Our exercise instructors who helped us warm up for the race.
Mom warming up.
My sister-in-law and mom walking. It was at times really crowded.
Some of the different teams that walked. 
The finish line!
2 comments:
She truly was blessed and thank goodness she didn't need anything else, she is impossible to keep down. She is a real treasure.
She is an amazing woman and I am so glad that she is doing well!!!!!!!!! What a neat experience to be able to do the walk with your Mom. I was touched reading your blog!
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