For the past several years, the beginning of October signifies a Sunday morning walk with thousands of other people. Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids runs the Especially for You race and walk to supply mammograms and other services to local women who would not be able to afford them.
For years I've walked as part of a team, but last year I walked with my mom alone and didn't see anyone I knew. Which for me was just as well. It was an emotional day since I had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer.
It was great this year to be part of a team again. This time from my shop with 26 others. This was also my first time to be part of the survivors' photo. It is alternately horrible and wonderful to be part of that large group. A little over a year ago I didn't know how large this group was, I really knew very little about cancer. I've learned so much. For example, it is not an insurmountable monolith. There are not only different cancers there are different breast cancers and I am thankful for the dedicated doctors we have in Cedar Rapids who work with so many to fight this disease in all it's forms.
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