2 posts tagged “breast cancer”

Again, THANK YOU to those who sponsored me in the Komen Sacramento Race for the Cure.  With a little help from Yod, I dragged my sorry butt out of bed at 6:15am.  Any time before 7:30am is WAY too early for this girl!  But we had to be at the Race by 8:00am, which meant leaving the apartment by 7:00am. 

The shirts I designed turned out pretty nice.  I was very disappointed in the womens sizing though.  The shirts ran 1-2 sizes small.  Luckily, I decided to try on my shirt last night and found this out.  I washed the three womens shirts and stretched them as they dried, so they actually fit decently.  One hurdle down.

Parking was a pain, but we found a spot that wasn't too bad.  I couldn't get all the way to the venue, but I know next year that I can park at the venue for free AND I can park even closer than I did.  We still ended up having to walk nearly a mile to our team meeting place, and the bathrooms I chose so that everyone could change... were closed.  Everyone just changed in place (my sister and girlfriend-in-law (ha ha) had tank tops on anyway), so it all worked out in the end.

The race started, and we might be on TV -- a TV cameraman for one of the local channels had his camera pointed right in our faces -- it was funny!  We walked and walked... a good time was had by all.

I even got a little color!

No, I didn't pick the name! (neither did Yod)

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is on May 10, 2008 in Sacramento, CA.  My team, iMom, will be walking in Memory of our Mothers to raise money for breast cancer research and education.

iMom: in Memory of Mothers

In 2002, my mother Christine walked in the Race for the Cure as a survivor.  Unfortunately, her remission only lasted one year: she succumbed to her cancer on 3/3/2004.  Her mother, my grandmother, succumbed to her breast cancer almost 20 years to the day before her daughter, on 4/4/1984.

Now, as a motherless daughter, I walk to find a cure so that nobody else has to go through the pain and suffering of losing a mother, daughter, sister, or friend to this disease.  I walk in memory of my mother and my grandmother.

Why you should donate to Team iMom
by Yod

iMom vs. iPod

Supports:
iMom: research against bad nasty cancer
iPod: bad advertising and Steve Jobs's reality distortion field

Costs you:
iMom: not a lot, and tax deductible
iPod: a lot, and the only deduction is from your bank account

T-shirt included?
iMom: If you join the team, YES! And Jody will be looking into personalized team shirts, too!
iPod: no, but you can stick that Apple sticker on your wife beater

Works with Windows?
iMom: YES!
iPod: Sort of.

Plays music?
iMom: Jody will sing for you!
iPod: yes, but you have to buy it

Hip Factor:
iMom: Pink is the new black!
iPod: It clips to your hip...

Snacks:
iMom: Race participants get apples and other fresh fruit along with water and Go Girl! drinks
iPod: Plastic fruit (Apple) is non-edible.

So, join the team or donate today!
http://komensacramento.kintera.org/race2008/imom

Or you can donate directly to me (Jody) at http://komensacramento.kintera.org/race2008/jodymc