♥ Our honor-roll walk ♥

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butterflylvr
butterflylvr Member Posts: 944
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Hello fellow pink sisters,

Since being diagnosed many of us are trying to lead a more active and healthy lifestyle. As I was on my walk this evening an idea struck me that might help motivate us to do more walking/running. For fun, lets keep track of the miles we walk/run as a group and see how far we can get by the end of summer. Maybe we can cross the country on foot?

While doing your walk/run dedicate the day in "honor of someone". That person can be a family member, a caregiver, a fellow pink warrior here on the board, a friend or neighbor or anybody else that's touched your heart.

Then when you tally up your miles,add them to the team total and then post who you walked for and tell us a little about them. I walk a lot, so don't be surprised to see each and every one of your names by the end of summer.

For those that don't keep track of miles and want to participate. Let's go with 20 minutes equaling one mile walked.

Happy Walking and lets see how far we get....
Lorrie
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  • butterflylvr
    butterflylvr Member Posts: 944
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    This afternoon I walked in
    This afternoon I walked in honor of my beautiful Sister (in-law) Jane Miller. Jane was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloema about six years ago. She courageously fought for three years after receiving a stem cell transplant from my husbands donor blood cells.She taught me that life is worth living and fighting for, and we both miss her each and every day.

    Group total to date: 3.5 miles
  • RE
    RE Member Posts: 4,591 Member
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    butterflylvr said:

    This afternoon I walked in
    This afternoon I walked in honor of my beautiful Sister (in-law) Jane Miller. Jane was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloema about six years ago. She courageously fought for three years after receiving a stem cell transplant from my husbands donor blood cells.She taught me that life is worth living and fighting for, and we both miss her each and every day.

    Group total to date: 3.5 miles

    Love it!
    Today I walked 1.7 miles for Terry O'Connor who is a fellow warrior (not bc but cancer all the same) and is currently in the hospital.

    Group total to date: 5.2
  • Vigee
    Vigee Member Posts: 66
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    :)
    I like this!

    I'll be walking more and more after surgery.
    I used to run/walk at least 4 miles a day.

    :)
  • MAJW
    MAJW Member Posts: 2,510 Member
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    Vigee said:

    :)
    I like this!

    I'll be walking more and more after surgery.
    I used to run/walk at least 4 miles a day.

    :)

    Does...
    Walking to my mailbox count? lol I'm so bad.....
    Hugs, Nancy
  • grams2jc
    grams2jc Member Posts: 756
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    I walked yesterday
    1.6 miles in honor of our friend Gordon Kimsey, recently dx with pancreatic and liver cancer.

    Hope this helps to motivate me,

    Jennifer

    Team total: 6.8 miles
  • BunnyJane
    BunnyJane Member Posts: 213
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    grams2jc said:

    I walked yesterday
    1.6 miles in honor of our friend Gordon Kimsey, recently dx with pancreatic and liver cancer.

    Hope this helps to motivate me,

    Jennifer

    Team total: 6.8 miles

    2.5 miles yesterday
    In honor of my Mother who is a 40-year survivor of ovarian cancer.

    Jane

    Team total- 9.3 miles


    This will be fun!
  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 Member Posts: 2,570
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    Great idea. Yesterday I
    Great idea. Yesterday I walked four miles for all of my pink sisters who cannot now walk. xoxoxo Lynn Team total 13.3
  • TraciInLA
    TraciInLA Member Posts: 1,994 Member
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    lynn1950 said:

    Great idea. Yesterday I
    Great idea. Yesterday I walked four miles for all of my pink sisters who cannot now walk. xoxoxo Lynn Team total 13.3

    I like this, Lorrie!
    I walk every day, and I do track my time -- but I'm not sure y'all want to see a post from me every single darn day, so I'll adapt your idea a little, Lorrie, and dedicate my week's worth of walks, then post my total at the end of the week.

    Traci
  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 Member Posts: 2,570
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    TraciInLA said:

    I like this, Lorrie!
    I walk every day, and I do track my time -- but I'm not sure y'all want to see a post from me every single darn day, so I'll adapt your idea a little, Lorrie, and dedicate my week's worth of walks, then post my total at the end of the week.

    Traci

    Good idea, Traci. I'll add
    Good idea, Traci. I'll add in today's walk, though. 4 miles for RE who inspired me to get walking. So that's 17.3 miles. xoxoxoxo Lynn
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
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    lynn1950 said:

    Good idea, Traci. I'll add
    Good idea, Traci. I'll add in today's walk, though. 4 miles for RE who inspired me to get walking. So that's 17.3 miles. xoxoxoxo Lynn

    Weekly total as well ... Dollars to Dough nuts ---
    Traci will be the pacing Sister in Pink -- that we need to keep our eyes on.

    I Adore this idea, Lorrie.

    Vicki Sam
  • TraciInLA
    TraciInLA Member Posts: 1,994 Member
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    VickiSam said:

    Weekly total as well ... Dollars to Dough nuts ---
    Traci will be the pacing Sister in Pink -- that we need to keep our eyes on.

    I Adore this idea, Lorrie.

    Vicki Sam

    ME? I'm the "Pace Pink"?
    Geez, VickiSam, no pressure or anything.....

    :-) Traci
  • kya911
    kya911 Member Posts: 157
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    TraciInLA said:

    ME? I'm the "Pace Pink"?
    Geez, VickiSam, no pressure or anything.....

    :-) Traci

    Yesterday I walked 2.8
    Yesterday I walked 2.8 miles.

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  • butterflylvr
    butterflylvr Member Posts: 944
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    kya911 said:

    Yesterday I walked 2.8
    Yesterday I walked 2.8 miles.

    20.1 Group

    3.5 again tonight, sending
    3.5 again tonight, sending all my positive energy to a dear friend Sue Ellen Francis. She had a port put in on Friday and has her first chemo infusion tomorrow. I hope she draws on my energy...

    23.6 group total
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
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    butterflylvr said:

    3.5 again tonight, sending
    3.5 again tonight, sending all my positive energy to a dear friend Sue Ellen Francis. She had a port put in on Friday and has her first chemo infusion tomorrow. I hope she draws on my energy...

    23.6 group total

    Traci in LA .. You are a lean, mean fighting machine
    and I, for one, will never forget that. As I recall, you walked a 5K all by yourself shortly after completing chemo and rad's, right?


    You're so funnnnnny ..

    Vicki Sam
  • aisling8
    aisling8 Member Posts: 1,627 Member
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    VickiSam said:

    Traci in LA .. You are a lean, mean fighting machine
    and I, for one, will never forget that. As I recall, you walked a 5K all by yourself shortly after completing chemo and rad's, right?


    You're so funnnnnny ..

    Vicki Sam

    Found a perfect sand dollar
    on the beach this morning. I walked three miles for all of us.

    xoxo
    Victoria
  • Survivor73
    Survivor73 Member Posts: 135
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    aisling8 said:

    Found a perfect sand dollar
    on the beach this morning. I walked three miles for all of us.

    xoxo
    Victoria

    around the block
    Ok, so I had surgery on Tuesday (hysterectomy), and for my first outing I walked around the block on Saturday (just in front of my house). I did it holding my husbands arm/hand while my daughter was on a scooter and my son his bike...they would go ahead then come back over and over again.

    It took me about 20 minutes to do this, but it was no where near a mile...:)

    I'll get there eventually and be able to add to the total!! I really love this thread.

    Total is still 26.6

    OOPS...I forgot to say who I will be walking for, I will be walking for my Mother in Law who passed suddenly just over a year ago from acute leukemia...it was way too fast.
  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 Member Posts: 2,570
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    I hike 10 miles today (to a
    I hiked 10 miles today (to a beautiful mountain lake and back) and realized how grateful I am considering three years ago I nearly died from chemo! This walk is in honor of Laurissa. 33.6 miles
  • mamolady
    mamolady Member Posts: 796 Member
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    4 miles
    I did 3 miles on the tread mill and just over a mile on the trail. Just meandering on the trail so Sammie could throw rocks in the ponds...

    In honor of my sister Margaret who died in 2005 of BC.


    Cindy
  • aisling8
    aisling8 Member Posts: 1,627 Member
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    mamolady said:

    4 miles
    I did 3 miles on the tread mill and just over a mile on the trail. Just meandering on the trail so Sammie could throw rocks in the ponds...

    In honor of my sister Margaret who died in 2005 of BC.


    Cindy

    Six more
    Three today and three yesterday -- my mother's birthday, but she died 31 years ago of breast cancer.

    xoxo
    Victoria
  • butterflylvr
    butterflylvr Member Posts: 944
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    aisling8 said:

    Six more
    Three today and three yesterday -- my mother's birthday, but she died 31 years ago of breast cancer.

    xoxo
    Victoria

    3.5 miles Tuesday and 3.5
    3.5 miles Tuesday and 3.5 miles today. I'd like to give both my days to Laurissa, I hope our dear sweet sister feels our energy.

    Team total 53.6

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