Only 3 Weeks to Go!

Wow! There's only 3 more weeks to go until the 3 Day begins! I can't believe this incredible journey only has a few more days left. It seemed like it would be forever before this event arrived. As it stands now, I'm only $560.75 away from my personal goal of $2300. It seems unbelieveable that I've been able to raise over $1700 in donations from friends, family, and even complete strangers! This outpouring of kindness totally amazes me. I am forever grateful to those of you who have helped me along the way.

Now to update my current status. After 5 weeks off from training for a possible stress fracture or torn tendon in my foot, the second opinion doctor said it was neither, just a Taylor's Bunion (by my pinkie toe) and a weird angle between two bones in my foot. The bummer part is I really only needed to miss about one week of training when I actually missed almost 6. (FAIL!) The funny part about this month-and-a-half hiatus is the change in thought I have about this phenomenal philanthropic opportunity. When I first set out on this journey, I was adamant I was going to walk the entire 60 miles, devil be damned. There was NO way I was going to take any shuttle bus. It just wasn't an option. In fact, I looked at it as a $2300 entry fee that just supports a great cause and that the triumph was in completing the walk. Now I understand it's not about the walk. The walk is just a celebration of my fundraising achievements. It also gives me an excuse to ask for money. I mean really, how many of you would give me 25 bucks if I was just walking a 10k? But I digress. What I've really learned is that the total focus of this entire undertaking is to eliminate breast cancer forever, so that people like my niece or my friend's daughter grow up never having to dread hearing the words "It's cancer."

Now is a great time to help with this challenge. I am holding a fundraiser at Ashley's Westland on Monday, July 26 from 6-8pm. Please come in for dinner and a portion of your bill will be donated to The Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure. You can also donate directly to The 3 Day by following this link www.The3Day.org and clicking on "Donate to a Participant." Then search for my name (Susan Adkins) and follow the directions on the site. Thanks for taking the time to look in on my adventure and see what's new in my pink world.

~Susan