Making Strides for Breast Cancer

I participated in the Making Strides for Breast Cancer walk this past weekend. It is a 5k walk with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. As most of you know, both of my biological grandmother's battled this disease. Both were later in life when it was found, but both had mastectomys as the treatment. One lost her battle when Delaney was 10 weeks old. So I walked in honor of one and in memory of another. It was inspiring to see how many people turned out and even more inspiring to see how many women were wearing Survivor sashes. To see women with no hair from chemo with their Survivor sashes on, in the midst of battling this monster, it puts a face to why we do this. I hope by supporting this cause, it helps other women and families who are going through this, that it helps spread awareness and preventative testing, and may prevent future generations, like Delaney, from going through it. It was a great time and was worth every step and much more.
My own little cheerleader decked out in pink, just like me. Getting ready to start.

Crossing through the starting line.

These are just some pictures from along the route. It wound around old town Tacoma and was actually a really pretty walk with views of the water and Stadium bowl.

Almost done, right at mile 3.

And crossing through the finish line. We made it!

My mom watched Delaney while I walked and they were waiting with a picnic lunch for me when we got done. Delaney was wearing her new pink kitty hat (since it was not warm) and we had a nice lunch in the park before heading home.

My registered walker sticker. See, I was official!

The three of us after the walk. It was a good morning out making a difference.