Bert’s Blog

The big weekend is coming up this Friday to Sunday. This year the Cancer Walk is expecting over 4,000 walkers compared to 2,400 last year. I am on the Medical Transport Team again this year, and I have a feeling we will be very busy. Since I am on call 24, I have decided to sleep in the transport car. This allows Peggy and Ashley to share a tent. They are working the lunch tents, so they will be leaving early every morning to set-up. Since I have a car, I get to at least go get a Starbucks:)

This year we are dedicating our walk to Lynee, who is in chemo now. We have pictures of her and another of the whole family that we will carry respectfully in our lanyards. This is a tradition that we learned of last year, and carried pictures of Branden, Chris and Garrett with us.

The route is planned, and we are starting and finishing at the same locations as last year. The actual route is somewhat different, but about 65% is the same, and there are some nice areas that the participants will walk through. I am always humbled by the dedication of family members, survivors, and people in treatment during this 60 mile walk over 3 days. The three of us are honored to do our part to help fund the cure.

For those of you who are interested, I am going to try to post from my mobile blog during the 3 Day Walk. I hope every one is safe this weekend.