Race for the Cure | Community Announcement

i’m taking a break from the normal ebb and flow of this blog to talk about something that has recently been at the forefront of my mind and heart.

I have recently lost a very dear and sweet friend to Cancer. and while she is no longer in pain. and is no longer suffering. it doesn’t make things any easier for her family or friends.

Cancer has been very present in my life as of late. Most of you know that my little brother was diagnosed earlier this year with Cancer. He’s doing well, but has undergone so much poking and testing and chemo and radiation.

And i’m stumbling for words to write here because just thinking about this whole situation and this illness… angers me.

while none of us have any concrete answers on the “how” or “why” or… “WHY GOD WHY?!” … i find some sort of comfort in knowing that there are medical professionals around the globe working to find cures and causes for this devastating illness.

cancer is something that has ALWAYS scared me. i have been terrified of it since i was a teenager and watched my grandmother lose her battle to skin cancer. i have always feared being diagnosed with it. maybe there was some sort of “preparation” that i have been making this whole time. instead, i’m watching people around me suffer … and quite frankly, i’m sick of it.

and maybe that’s the wrong approach to have emotionally… but it’s the one you get. there is no REASON for this. there shouldn’t be people suffering because of this.

and while i can’t shake my fists enough at life and cancer and death and pain and suffering… i can try to raise awareness and money for research to make it go away.

so that’s what i’m doing.

i’ll be participating in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure here in Amarillo, TX late next month.

and i’m asking you to help. donate. or even join the team and walk.

you can go to my personal page found HERE

to pledge a donation.

it will NOT go unnoticed. it will not go to waste.

and one day… it will have helped SAVE LIVES. and spare tears. and heartache. and loss.

so please please please consider helping in whatever way you are able.

in honor of my brother, Connor

and in loving memory of my friend, Sheila

thank you. really. thank you.