About Me

This is my third year participating in the Weekend, not only does it make an impact on so many lives in concrete ways, it impacts the way those of us who participate see the world and our role in it. It's a powerful experience, one hard to describe with words.

From my sponsorship page 2010... I raised over $2500.00!

"Last years walk was one of the most powerful experiences I've ever had. There was never a question that I would do it again for 2010!

My inspiration was a friend. A tough, spirited, rock of a woman who maintains a level head and an open heart even through the darkest moments. She remains my hero. I walk again to support her, and the many, many women she has met on her journey.

I read something today, however. Something so simply profound. I'm sure I've seen it written before, heard it said many times. Today it actually registered. It burned so deeply in my consciousness, that it will never leave.

"I'm walking so she doesn't have to."

Last year I walked for a peer, a friend, out of faith, out of hope, out of fear. Fear that it could be anyone that I love, my mother, my dearest friends, myself. It never occurred to me to walk for my daughter, for HER future.

My friend is my inspiration. My daughter, my resolve. I will walk from now on, so that she won't have to.

Help us reach the end."

From my sponsorship page 2009... I was able to raise over $3500.00!

"I wish I had some eloquent, polished and inspiring thoughts to write here. I'm not sure this is any of those, but it is the reason behind my participation.

I had been toying for a few months about how fun it would be to walk, and do something for myself and make a difference. Having already been impacted by breast cancer, the Weekend to End Breast Cancer seemed a poignant choice. But for months I just thought about it.

Then one day another mother, a friend confided in me that the tumor she had found turned out to be a "big deal" after all. She explained that she was about to start on the long journey of treatment and recovery. We talked about her fear of the need to wean her son. And how she just wanted things to stay normal for her kids. After spending the last five years of my life nurturing three little ones this touched me deeper than I had ever imagined.

I offered help. "I can take the kids" I said. "I can be a shoulder, cook a meal, deliver a bottle of wine..." I hung up the phone...and thought...

I can walk.

So I'm walking for her babies, for my babies, for the mothers, daughters, sisters, wives and their families touched by this disease. I'm walking because I'm not sure what else to do...
Please help me support them."

My WEBC 2009 Experience

Contact me at corynnie@rogers.com

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