Cheer on My Hero
My cousin Marni — who writes the (very entertaining) blog It’s a Pug’s Life — is participating this weekend in the Atlanta Two-day Walk for Breast Cancer. She’s walking thirty miles this weekend — twenty miles on Saturday and ten miles on Sunday. And she’s raised more than $1,000 to battle breast cancer. Clap for her! Marni is walking in memory of her grandmother, who passed away from breast cancer, and in honor of her mother and a friend, both survivors.
I’m impressed with anyone who gives up an entire weekend to walk for a cause, especially a beautiful weekend in mid-September. But Marni’s feat even more impressive. Two years ago she weighed 110 pounds more than she does today. Two years ago she could not have considered it. Yet this morning she’s taking her first steps as I write this and drink coffee on the porch (about to start the primp-and-preen routine for tonight’s date with R.E.M.).
Marni’s my hero. Head on over to her blog and congratulate her.
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Labels: beloved bloggers, family, hero
posted by Cup @ 7:30 AM
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8 Comments:
I did yesterday. She's a nice person I.
tenS and I did the 3-day last yearwith another friend. 60 miles. It was the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life, but also one of the most rewarding. I still have messed up toenails to prove it.
Your cousin rocks!
Marni's great. I'm proud of her for doing the walk -- I know I certainly couldn't!
Enjoy your night with R.E.M.!
Good luck to Marni, hope the feet hold up OK.
go marni! hope you have good shoes and socks, and good weather too!
I'm home! Didn't make it the entire 30 miles, but I'm still proud that I did it...
Thanks for your support. It helped me more than you know...
Nice to see this in so many cities across America. My 2 sisters and 1 sister-in-law were all diagnosed within 11 months of each other last year. So far so good.
Thanks Marni!
BTW - how was REM! I want to hear it ALL!
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