Earlier this year a friend of mine asked if I would be interested in going with her to find out more about a team of ladies who walked 60 miles last year in the fight against breast cancer. My first reaction was “are they crazy”! When I left the meeting I was still a bit skeptical but excited to learn more. The more we talked the more excited I got. Within a couple of weeks of that first meeting I had completed my registration for the San Francisco 3-Day 2009. I thought what better way to celebrate my 10th anniversary of being a breast cancer survivor than to be surrounded by people all striving for the same goal. My team mates are all amazing women - committed to their families, the fight against cancer, and especially to each other. What an honor it is to be a part of the Mississippi Melons, the 3-Day and the Survivor Circle. I’m not sure what to expect when I step in the Survivor Circle in San Francisco, I will have more emotions than I can possibly put into words. Hugs will be given; smiles (tons of smiles!) will be everywhere and tears by the bucket full. Past that - memories that will last a life time and thoughts of next year!
I walk because I can; I walk for those who can't
I walk for my daughter and my grand-daughters
I walk for my mother, my mother-in-law, my friends &
Their mothers, so they don't have to!
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- The Mississippi Melons began in April 2008 as a team of 4. We walked out first Breast Cancer 3-Day in Dallas, Tx in November of 2008. The original 4 members collectively raised $9000, walked 60 miles and re-upped! In 2009, The Melons were 18 members strong and spread across Mississppi, Lousianna and Tennessee. The Melons are smarter, stronger and more determined than ever to fight this battle until the end! The Mississippi Melons are a team of dedicated and energetic women, working together and determined to make a difference in the battle to end breast cancer. Together, we will participate annually in a Susan G. Komen 3-Day For the Cure event and work to make charitable contributions to organizations dedicated to breast cancer research, awareness, treatment and support. Our fundraising efforts and projects will be dedicated to these ends. "We commit ourselves to the fight to end breast cancer and secure a healthy future for our mothers, daughters and sisters, taking one step at a time. We walk because we can, for those that can’t."