Walk eve....
It's here. Tomorrow I walk. It seemed so far away in January. It was closer than I thought.
I've walked well over 100 miles in training. I've discovered parts of Silver Spring, Bethesda, DC and all parts in between that I never paid attention to before. I got a great new friend out of the deal. Walking has been like therapy - we walk, talk about our week. It feels strange to know that it'll be over soon.
Reading the posts on facebook, seeing the donations people gave me - it's overwhelming to think of all the support people are giving me. My heart is happy.
It didn't do the one thing I thought it might: it didn't make it all better. I'm still sad at the loss of my mother in law. I'm still sad and nervous for my friends battling this disease - and there are several of them. The feeling of loss is still there.
But there are two good things that happened. I feel like I made a difference. I raised a boatload of money, which I didn't think would happen. I also completed a goal. Well, technically not yet but I'm going so this will happen. I can't think of many times in my life where I set out to do something and actually did it.
I'm very nervous. My hands are shaking, which makes it hard to type. Time to get everything ready.
I've walked well over 100 miles in training. I've discovered parts of Silver Spring, Bethesda, DC and all parts in between that I never paid attention to before. I got a great new friend out of the deal. Walking has been like therapy - we walk, talk about our week. It feels strange to know that it'll be over soon.
Reading the posts on facebook, seeing the donations people gave me - it's overwhelming to think of all the support people are giving me. My heart is happy.
It didn't do the one thing I thought it might: it didn't make it all better. I'm still sad at the loss of my mother in law. I'm still sad and nervous for my friends battling this disease - and there are several of them. The feeling of loss is still there.
But there are two good things that happened. I feel like I made a difference. I raised a boatload of money, which I didn't think would happen. I also completed a goal. Well, technically not yet but I'm going so this will happen. I can't think of many times in my life where I set out to do something and actually did it.
I'm very nervous. My hands are shaking, which makes it hard to type. Time to get everything ready.
I admire you immensely!
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