Sunday, June 13, 2010

Komen North Texas Race for the Cure





Race for the Cure is a great way to show support & have a good time! Sydney (the Teen queen), her mom, my mom, & I all got together Saturday morning & drove out to Plano for the Race. I woke up as we were supposed to leave (oops!), but we actually got there right on time, & everything worked out J We ended up seeing another titleholder there, Kayla who is Mrs. Texas Galaxy, so we teamed up with her & her friend for the walk. Kayla’s mom has survived breast cancer twice! Amazing!!

Mom & I before the Race started

Sydney & I 

At the Finish Line!

The whole experience is so uplifting! I really couldn’t have a better platform. I get to participate in events like this one where everyone is soooo happy to be there. Everyone was there for a purpose, & it was really evident.

The winner of the Race - a little over 17 minutes!



Because my mom is a survivor, she got a lot of special attention – duh! Survivors all got pink t-shirts, while the other participants got white ones. They also got pink hats & adorable bags J

Mom in her Survivor shirt! She let me wear her hat because my hair was a mess!!

After the Race was over, we went around to the different booths gathering information, taking pictures with people, & getting lots of free goodies!
With Kayla at the Victoria's Secret Booth

How cute is she??

My favorite part of the whole day was when my mom got to be in the survivor parade! Each group had a sign showing how many years they have been cancer free. I was so glad Mom decided to participate in it!! I teared up seeing her there underneath the “15-20 Year Survivor” sign.

Mom with some of the others in her group

50 Years! Incredible!!!

Some of the ladies walking during the parade

Main Stage

My mom even teared up too while she was up on the stage. She told me that she realized that while it’s something she is aware of (of course), she never really thinks about it. I was so glad she got to have that experience!


With some survivors!

I love this picture!!


Don't forget to go to The Breast Cancer Site everyday!!

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