Tuesday, September 27, 2011
A Proud Mama
11:12 PM
Sat., Sept. 10th found Ken and I in Oakland waiting for the walkers to enter the business plaza at one of the cheering stations. Kenna was on her second day of the Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk.
She even called home to check in and let us know how the day had gone. Needless to say, she was in bed early and up early Sat. morning to begin the second leg of the adventure.
Sat. was spent walking through Berkeley and ending in Oakland at Jack London Square. Ken and I spent about 2 hours cheering for the walkers as they entered the plaza. There were over 75 family members and friends waiting in the plaza. Each time a walker or group of walkers entered they were greeted with clapping, cheering, and a variety of different noise makers.. What a treat to see the look of surprise on Kenna’s face when she entered and realized she had family members waiting to greet her. She entered with several members of the San Jose Metro Police who were there to make sure the walkers were safe. We were able to walk several blocks with her until she needed to move on to the next “comfort station”. She was ferried back to Treasure Island for the evening.
It was good to see how well the walkers were taken care of. They receive lots of encouragement along the route and were safe and protected. It was quite a site to see and just a little emotional for me.
Sunday, we were back to San Francisco to greet the walkers at the closing ceremony. The walkers had spent the day walking through Tiburon, Mill Valley and Sausalito before crossing the Golden Gate Bridge and walking along the marina to Marina Park. The closing ceremony was very emotional with the walkers walking into the area before all the crew members and ending with the walkers who are breast cancer survivors. All the walkers were greeted with lots of cheering and praise for the accomplishment they had just achieved.
It was amazing to see all the support for breast cancer research. The San Francisco walkers raised over 1.9 million dollars for research. The Komen Foundation has raised over 1.5 billion dollars for research with the goal of eliminating breast cancer.
We brought our tired walker home and feed her a healthy meal. She was tired but glad she had reached her goal of completing the walk and rising the funding she had committed too. I was very proud of her and that she had walked in my honor.
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