This post is by our very own Debbie Bryant:
Early fall is the time of year here at ACS where the hot weather is gone and there is a shift in focus…..for me, the focus becomes the anticipation of being a part of the Susan G Komen 3Day Breast Cancer Walk for the Cure.
Approximately 3,000 women and men walk 60 miles through Atlanta after having raised over 6.5 million dollars for research. Nearly every walker has been personally touched by this disease. Many have been diagnosed and survived the disease or often they have lost loved ones to it. My role in this event is working on Pit Stop 3, supplying food, water and medical attention to these walkers.
Debbie (middle back) and Her Crew
In 2004 I volunteered to help a friend with this event and I was so overwhelmed that I have volunteered every year since then and have already signed up for 2012.. Each year I am so humbled when I see a woman being pushed in wheelchair by a loved one, or a man walking in honor of his late wife, or someone with no hair from the effects of their chemo treatments. Then, my passion for this just gets stronger.
In October I spend 3 days with such incredible people and one common goal – to find a cure. As the great basketball coach John Wooden said “You cannot live a perfect day without being able to do something for someone who will never be able to repay you”. In my case, every October I get to do this for 3 days.
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