Yesterday, I took part for the third year in a row, as a walker in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Boston! It was AMAZING! The day was filled with hope, love , laughter and tears. As I mentioned before my mother is Breast Cancer survior, and two years ago she did this walk BALD. Today, her hair is long and curly, and she is whole healed and healthy, and I couldn't be more blessed.
I have done numerous walks to support breast cancer, but this one is somehow different than all the rest. This one is much more personable as you are able to walk around the Charles River with children, survivors and those who are currently fighting the disease. It is such a wonderful and heartlifting experience, I reccomend everyone to be apart of.
When my mother was first diagnosed, someone said to her 'You are a survivor' and she was confused, as she was just diagnosed, and she was doing chemo etc. The man who told her this, said 'Everyone who is diagnosed is a survior'. There were words of wisdom for her, as his explination gave herself, my family and I that little bit extra amount of hope we needed. Last year on this same walk, and woman came up to us, and we began to talk. She couldn't belive my mother was NOT wearing a survior ribbon, for at the time my mother didn't want to attention and she said it just was not her. This year, she wore the ribbon proudly, becuase she realized, it was her own narrative being hang across her chest, showing others that survivors can walk, and that if you are going through tx and you are battling hard, you can be in the same situation as her. It gives others hope, and for that I am so greatful.
My mother is strongest, most heroic person I have ever met, and I give her a lot praise for all that she has accomplished over the past few years.
