Amy had an appointment Tuesday to check up on the next addition to our family! The doctor had trouble finding the little one with the heart monitor, so Amy had an ultrasound done at 12 weeks and everything checked out just fine. We had an ultrasound at 10 weeks for Kyle if you want to compare and get an idea of how much development is going on between just a few weeks! Pretty amazing!
Last weekend, I walked 5K in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure with the Hapkido Women’s Empowerment Class. I must say that the experience was one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever had, and I certainly plan on doing it again in the future!
When we first arrived, I was amazed at the number of supporters there were! There were men and women of all ages and walks of life! It really drove home how breast cancer affects EVERYONE, in some way. Many vendors had tents set up and were handing out freebies – anything from free samples of food to cloth bags to hats and scarves. The crowds around the tents were enormous, and moving around such a large area was difficult.
When we started the walk, there were so many people that it was forced to be more of a “stroll.” We came over the top of a hill and the sight we saw was absolutely breathtaking! I’ve never seen 65,500 people in one place before, and it is a difficult thing to grasp! The picture above only shows the walkers in front of me who have not turned the corner yet – the sight behind me was just as incredible. It really tugs at your heart strings to see how many people care about such a worthy cause. Several people had a sign on their back that read, “In memory of…” or “In celebration of…”. Reading all of the names of people who were afflicted with breast cancer really drove home the importance of breast health. The one that really got to me was a little girl that had a sign that said, “In memory of my mom.” What a horrible disease.
The finish sign was a welcome sight, and I teared up at the view. Not because I was tired (which, in reality, walking 5K at a leisurely pace was not very strenuous), but because on the right side was the “survivor finish,” where the survivors walked between 2 lines of the Rams Cheerleaders cheering them on in their fight for life. It really is such a fantastic event, to see so many who had the fight of their life to be able to cross that line.
Today we are getting an incredible amount of rain where I work. The roofs are completely covered with water and the overflow drains are having a hard time keeping up! The results are massive waterfalls from the overflow drains and the destruction of the building's landscaping! In the pics you can see a massive trench getting dug out by the waterfall. This has happened just once before in the 4 years this building has been here. I don't want to think about how much water-weight is above my head right now!!…
Right now Amy is participating in St. Louis' Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The news is currently saying this is the largest turn out in the Nation with 65,500 participants and growing with over $3M raised for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research. Our local news station, KSDK, has a photo gallery already going.
Kudos to all the participants!
