Thursday, October 6, 2011

Breast Cancer 3-Day

With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month I wanted to do a little post about my experience with walking in the Breast Cancer 3-Day, 60 mile event.  One word can describe the entire event: AMAZING.  Followed by a million more words to say why.

My sister and I {along with some very close and special friends} participated in the event  November of 2009, 7 months after we lost our Nana.


Our Nana was an incredible, warm hearted, kind, gentle, amazing woman.  A woman that is terribly missed by her entire family.  She battled breast cancer when she was younger and she had a mastectomy.  She survived the grueling treatment.  Then in her 80's she got it again.  It spread to her bones and she lost her life in April of 2006.

After seeing how much walking in the 3-day meant to me, Anthony knew he wanted to somehow participate the following year.  He assumed he was going to volunteer with the medical crew which would have been great except I signed him up to walk with me :)  Together we had to raise $4200 and walk 60 miles in 3 days.  It was the best {and most physically painful} 3 days of my life with him.


Since Anthony didn't get to sign up for the medical team he was able to use his skills on me.  I was so jacked up from day one but I was not going to quit.  I would not give up.  We joked around saying, it's not going to kill me to keep walking.  Little did we know....  This walk is what the doctors feel triggered my mitochondrial disease.


I was forced to get over my fear of peeing in porta potties.

We held hands all 60 miles!!  People would walk by us each day and say, "You guys are still holding hands??"  Yep!!  There were thousands of girls drooling over him, I couldn't let him go.  And he couldn't let me go otherwise I would have dropped to the ground.

I love you so much for taking this journey with me!!

Now for my Public Service Announcement:  Women, feel your boobies.  Men, feel your womens' boobies {and your own}.  

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33 comments:

  1. The Olive Tree BlogOctober 6, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    what a great cause...so glad you could do it...together!

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  2. Charlotte in IDOctober 6, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    Your Nana was beautiful. Thanks for sharing your walk. That's cool you held hands the whole way.

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  3. NicoleOctober 6, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    I love that! Your public service is awesome! I am your newest follower!

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  4. henning loveOctober 6, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    what a sweet thing for the two of you to do together in memory of your nana! i love it and the holding of hands all 60 miles, you two are so in love!!

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  5. UnknownOctober 6, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    New follower from the Miss Mommy blog hop! I lost my mom to ovarian cancer and a very dear friend to breast cancer. I love this post...thanks for sharing :)

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  6. the domestic fringeOctober 6, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    I think that's fabulous! Your Nana sounds like she was a wonderful woman. So glad you could do this in her memory.
    ~FringeGirl

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  7. momsthewordOctober 6, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    What a lovely smile she has on her face! I'll bet she had a great sense of humor.

    Cancer sucks, doesn't it. It has ravaged my brother's health and stolen so much from him (he is diagnosed as terminal) but it hasn't stolen his sense of humor nor his love of life!

    You looked adorable in your WIWW outfit. Love that you belted the top.

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  8. Heather @ we.are.the.holdensOctober 6, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Oh girl...so many things touch me with this post...love how you & hubby held hands the whole way. :)

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  9. Katie @ minivan divaOctober 6, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    I just think you two are awesome. Lots of love!

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  10. minihousemightyheartsOctober 6, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    SO GREAT! That's something I would like to do eventually!! That's awesome :)

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  11. loriOctober 6, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    i love this!! i want to do the 3 day... my momma is a breast cancer survivor. so its dear to my heart :) i love your attitude... just had to read some of this out loud to my hubby.

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  12. KatieOctober 6, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Love this post....so special...
    And your public service announcement - LOVE that too!! :)
    Thanks for stopping by the hop!
    ~Katie
    Punkin Heads and Dooda Loos

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  13. StephanieOctober 6, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    This is so SO sweet! What a great post!

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  14. UnknownOctober 6, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    This post totally made me misty eyed. I am sorry to hear about the loss of your nana but it looks like you have been blessed with an incredibly supportive family. I am a new follower from miss mommy. I am auctioning off 2 limited edition necklaces I have created and all proceeds are going to breast cancer research. Please check them out.

    http://madebymunchiesmama.blogspot.com/2011/10/limited-edition-breast-cancer-awareness.html

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  15. Jazmin @ My Little Memory JarOctober 6, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Oh what a sweet sweet & inspiring post. :o)

    ♥Jazmin

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  16. Jessica RuudOctober 6, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Your nana was beautiful. Aw... cancer is so horrible. I've lost a lot of people from it. And ALS.

    But this post is wonderful. You're wonderful!

    Definitely inspiring.

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  17. TabithaOctober 6, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    This post is amazing - congratulations on finishing the 3-day. I look forward to following your blog :)

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  18. Teri TurdiciOctober 6, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    What a wonderful blog! I love that you and your husband held hands the whole way. My husband found a lump in his breast over ten years ago. Praise the Lord it wasn't malignant but it was a wake up call to us that men can get breast cancer too.

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  19. Em @ And Nothing Else MattersOctober 6, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    That is so great, congrats on finishing it! And well done for raising so much for such a worthy cause. Just yesterday a lovely friend of mine received the all clear in her battle with very aggressive breast cancer. I am so proud of her! Thank you for sharing. And thank you for joining up in the Tag-Along Thursday blog hop, i am now following your lovely blog. Em xo

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  20. Sarah {the fontenot four}October 7, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    What a wonderful thing to do! Joining you from the tag along Thursday blog hop!

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  21. Ruthie HartOctober 7, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    Karen this is such a beautiful post!!! I hope one day to do the walk too!! Patting you on the back girl! Happy Friday :-)

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  22. HolliOctober 7, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    I think it's amazing that you two did this (along with everyone else that was there!).... my heart goes out to you about your Nana.... and I'm sorry that this is what triggered your mitochondrial disease but what a way to trigger it right? Honoring your Nana and others... just amazing!

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  23. MelissaOctober 7, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Beautiful cause and your nana is a beautiful lady!

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  24. Sara @ Our Life BlogOctober 7, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    what an amazing post!! your nana was goreous! so awesome that you held hands the whole way!

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  25. Rebecca October 7, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    What a neat way to honor your grandma! AND holding hands the entire way...so romantical! :) Hey...i think i just figured out what all those pink lines are for down town!
    Good golly I feel SO smart! ;)

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  26. LorriOctober 7, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    I just came across your blog and I am so glad! I loved this sweet post!

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  27. TDM WendyOctober 8, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    Love it. Love all the pink tents. Hate cancer.

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  28. LaurenOctober 8, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    I'm your newest follower! Love, love, love your blog! :) My grandma and mother-in-law are both breast cancer survivors! The pink tents are too cute!

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  29. MeganOctober 8, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Awww, this is amazing! What a great tribute to your Nana! I love that y'all held hands the whole walk. That's true love. : )

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  30. MicheleOctober 8, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    I love the sweet tribute to your Nana. I'm about to read more about what you've been diagnosed with. I've read about it before. I was surprised it was triggered by the walk. I'm so sorry. I know you are proud of the accomplishment of walking 60 miles. That's amazing and your Nana would be so honored.

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  31. Chelsea FinnOctober 9, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    Wow. That is so incredible of you! I would love to participate in something like this someday. Good for you! And the fact that you guys did this together is so cute. Love your announcement at the bottom! Haha

    <3Chelsea Elizabeth
    http://www.organizedxxmess.blogspot.com

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  32. AbbeyOctober 9, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    What a sweet post!

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  33. LieslOctober 9, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    What a wonderful cause you are both a part of and what a sweet post...loved reading it and seeing your beautiful pictures! All those pink tents are awesome and am loving how you held hands the entire way! GO YOU!!!

    Liesl :)

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