On October 26th, Dale & I will walk our annual 1/2 marathon to celebrate 11 years since my final breast cancer treatment. Once again we will combine hiking on the trails at Highlands Nature Sanctuary with Susan G Komen’s More Than Pink Walk Where You Are. We hope that you will take a walk of any distance wherever you are, on a trail or in the city, on Saturday, October 26th. Please share your photos on Facebook or send them to me so I can post them, enabling us to be together virtually and to support each other.

Walk Where You Are is one of Komen’s fundraisers that supports breast cancer research and breast cancer patients and their families. A few Komen facts that express why I value the organization and what they do -

*In the past 10 years, all 18 breast cancer drugs approved by the FDA received pivotal funding from Susan G. Komen.

*Since the founding of Susan G. Komen in 1982, the combination of early detection, effective treatment, & innovative research has led to a 42% decline in the breast cancer death rate in the US.

*Komen has support & research programs in over 60 countries.

*Susan G. Komen is the only organization that addresses breast cancer on multiple fronts - research, community health, global outreach, & public policy initiatives - in order to make the biggest impact against this disease.