Thank you to my precious daughters, Lizzie and Kat & Travis and Claudia to run for "HOPE CHESTS" It was great to see others from "OFF MY CHEST" Cedar Hills 9th ward, and to see all the other fun groups too! Thank you for spending this wonderful day with me, celebrating LIFE. It was sobering to stand with the recently diagnosed, and there were so few of us there that were under a year. More sobering still was the beautiful 16 year old girl, who held the sign who was a 2 time cancer survivor. YES, two times, adrenal and breast cancer and only age 16.... She is the beautiful girl in the middle.... it's just astonishing. I saw lots of people I knew, and they were walking with their families, work team mates, or in memory of someone they lost. Later I'll post more pictures of who I walked for....other than myself. At the end, we sang together the Melissa Ethridge song, and it was true. I walked for YOUR MOTHER, YOUR SISTER, YOUR WIFE, I walked for LIFE. Amazing experience. Thank you to all the organizers for your care and commitment, and thank you to the wonderful neighbors, ward members and my own family, who made all the difference in the (MY) world. For those who didn't participate through this journey, I have a gentle word for you. It's 1 woman of 7 who will get breast cancer, so you will have to learn this one way, or another.... and, I forgave you long ago. You didn't have a clue, and that's okay. When I was younger, I was taught "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity". After not supporting my sister, Darryle through her breast cancer, I can say now, that was stupid. I really lost an opportunity to learn and to serve. For that, I'm truly sorry, and for that, I really missed out. Now I understand it fully, and it took breast cancer to understand it fully, and to understand what it takes to DO what it takes...not just give it lip service. I learned many valuable lessons, and today, I celebrated life. New boundaries, new life, new way of living. I love it.
Onward and Upward and moving in a totally new direction. LIFE IS GOOD.
Travis, Linda, Lizzie, Kathryn, and Claudia right before the walk! :)
16 year old breast cancer survivor and Linda, holding the sign at the front of the last lap to the top of the summit! 
At the end of the Survivor Lap, with Lizzie and Kathryn. We did it! Together!
RECENTLY DIAGNOSED GROUP - Less than one year gals.
CHECK yourself before you WRECK yourself!
I'm so LUCKY to be alive!!!
Neighbor DeLayne Dayton and me at the top of the heap with less than 1 year gals!
2011 KOMEN FOR THE CURE, finale!
