Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

Amazing, incredible, inspiring... so many words, so many emotions. Well I went in to this with my own personal goal and came out a different person. To address my goal- Cory and I ran the 5K Race for the Cure today. I did finish in a little under 30 minutes. I did have to walk for about a minute after finishing mile 2, and I wanted to walk fifteen other times. But I have to tell you, the whole atmosphere, the feelings, the spirit, the love for life and family, and the will to live ... very overwhelming. I kept running (although I wanted to vomit and my side was killing me), but as I was running past all the women who were wearing pink survivor t-shirts and those wearing signs "in memory of" or "in honor of" I couldn't let myself walk. I did it for them, I did it for their mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmothers and friends. Its all I could do, I don't think it would have been appropriate to stop and hug a complete stranger in the midst of the event, although I wanted to...
I am a changed person... forever. I don't know anyone personally who has been affected by breast cancer, but I do other types of cancer. It's awful, in my mind, it's the worst thing imaginable, because there is no cure. But after being there today. There is hope. I feel like I made a difference today even just raising the money I did and contributing my own. There were over 27,000 people there today, and if every one of those people raised 100.00 then that is almost 3 MILLION dollars. WOW! I truly believe they will find a cure or atleast find ways for better detection and treatments for all types of cancer. This is how we can help is by doing this like this. I promise you all now, I will do this again. I think there is one in Plano in the Spring, if not it won't be until next October, but I promise you I will do it again. I want to make a team of women... you don't have to run, you can walk... but it's amazing, and it's something you have to experience. My mom has already said she'd walk it.. so join me and bring your mom. I will keep you all posted in the months to come. Sorry to ramble on but I had to share this experience. We did leave before the Survivor celebration but I saw it on TV. I want to see it personally next time. One last thing. I also saw a Daddy pulling a wagon with his two babies, a girl around 4 yrs and a boy around 2 years, the little girl was wearing a pink t-shirt, so I am assuming they were walking for their mother/wife who I did not see anywhere... heartbreaking, devastating disease.
You know whatever the cause may be, I think it is so important to support something you're passionate about. The Lord has blessed us all with so many gifts. I really feel honored to have been there today and I look forward to future events. I pray no one close to me ever has to wear a pink t-shirt, but I will continue to go out and support those who do. Go out and make a difference!
Love to you all!