You're Coming with Us!

Brain cancer is...

 

..taking you for a walk.

If you've read a couple of our posts, you know that Darrell and I find both solace and joy in our daily walks. So now you're coming with us!

It started when I recently read an article about walkers who intentionally take on some larger purpose for their daily strolls.  The article introduced us to a free app, Charity Miles.  With this app, sponsors like Johnson & Johnson and Chobani fund the user to walk ($0.25 per mile) or bicycle ($0.10 per mile) for the user's chosen charity.  I checked it out.  It's legit, as discussed in this review.  A daily five-mile walk generates, then, $1.25 of a company's money for a chosen cause.  I downloaded the app.

We decided to walk for a specific Team D member every day.  When we scroll through the charities, we find connections with so many Team D members.  We decided to start with cancer and branch out.  We are, first, walking for Team D members who are in active treatment for their cancer.  Then we'll branch out to members whose lives are significantly affected by cancer (such as past treatment or family member cases).  Then we will move on to the other incredibly worthy issues team members face. 

So...it started with Charity Miles, but it feels more personal than that now.  Every day, before we take our first step at the park, I launch the app. I choose Stand Up to Cancer.  More importantly, we name the person for whom we are walking that day.  We think nice thoughts about you, and we wish every good thing for you. 

We started a few days before the trip to Allentown, but now we plan to text or email you when we walk for you. If you need us walking for you more immediately, let us know.

Thanks for being open to this new form of connection.  Come on!  Let's go!

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