So this fall both my sisters and I signed up for our local Race for the Cure. We ended up running and walking with my niece and cousin, and my sister's sister-in-law.
As we prepared for the race, we saw many groups of people with matching shirts, celebrating or memorializing someone's fight. Some people listed one name on their shirt. Some listed many. It was so amazing to see all the support. I had to stop reading people's shirts after the first mile because I was starting to cry and that makes it really difficult to run.
My favorite thing about this race: Everyone was wearing pink somewhere. (It made it hard to find people. After I finish a race, I usually go back and cheer for everyone else as they finish. We couldn't find my cousin because we missed her pink shirt.) All the survivors got pink t-shirts. My sister hated pink. Anything she saw in pink, she would say 'yech!'
But this shirt, she wanted the pink one.
I'm so thankful she got one.
I am so glad she got one too! I have been so lucky as none of the females in my family have been stricken with this deadly disease. So glad your sis is still with you to share many more memories!
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That really is awesome. I love hearing success stories. I need to get my butt on a marathon, especially for this month.
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Great story and kudos on the accomplishments. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for stopping by. I am so proud of both my sisters. The other one had heart surgery last year, so we are very excited to have her at races with us.
ReplyDelete@Normies - This was only a 5k. We aren't that ambitious yet. Maybe next year. :-)
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ReplyDeleteGreat for your sister to kick ca butt!
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