Susan G Komen Race for the Cure

I recently accepted the challenge to raise funds to support the Komen Indianapolis Race for the Cure on April 18, 2009 in the fight against breast cancer. One in eight women will be stricken with breast cancer in her lifetime and the more we raise, the more the Indianapolis Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure can give back to fund vital breast cancer education, screening, and treatment programs in our own community and support the national search for a cure.

With one out of every eight women being diagnosed with breast cancer there is a good chance that the fight against it means something personal to you. I know it does for me and this past week recently it became even more personal. Saturday March 14th was my Grandma Jump's 83rd birthday and she called me that morning to tell me that they had found a spot in her breast and it is cancer. As I lay on my bed listening to one of the most amazing women I know, a woman who has always been there for me, always knows the right thing to say and has just been a guiding light; I tried not to cry because I wanted to be as strong as she was being, but it was really hard. She lives in Florida on the beautiful Amelia Island and all I wanted at that moment was to be there to give her a hug and make sure she knows how much I love her and that I will be with her in spirit to help her fight! But you know what this wonderful grandmother of mine said to me; "Kira I wanted you to hear it from me because I need you to know that I am not afraid of this and I am going to get through it. And if I don't, I'm not afraid of that either." I heard so much strength and determination in her voice that I am sure she will fight it with every fiber of her being and she will win! All she asked was for my prayers (she will gladly take yours too) she will of course always have those but I knew as soon as she said it that I was dedicating my participation in this race to her. When I walked last year, it was my first time participating in the race and I was blown away by all of the people as well as the power and energy that came from everyone rallying together to say "Hey breast cancer, one day we are going to win!" So this year I'm walking for you, Gramma, in hopes that my contribution will one day help find a cure! Please help me reach my goal so we can help find a cure and hope that no more moms, grandmas, daughters, sisters, friends or anyone for that matter will have to fight this disease!

Please join me in the fight by pledging in support of my participation in the Race or contributing generously to Komen Indianapolis. Your tax-deductible contribution will fund innovative outreach and awareness programs for medically underserved communities in 21 central Indiana counties, and national breast cancer research. It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause - you can make a donation online by simply clicking on the link at the bottom of this message. If you would prefer, you can also send your tax-deductible contribution to to me directly. Whatever you can give will help! I truly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress.
Thank you so much for your time and support in the fight against breast cancer! Every step counts!
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Phone: 317/638-CURE (2873)
Fax: 317/634-4980
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Only in my world...

So I woke up yesterday morning to my mouth feeling a little odd. So naturally I started opening and closing and talking to myself when sure enough my jaw cracked back in the left joint... WHAT?!! I thought this was all behind me, so at that point I figured that I was dreaming. Which is a common occurence for me to have extremely real-like dreams - so back to sleep I went. I continued to wake up every 20 or 30 minutes with an increasing amount of discomfort around the joint... So I decided to get up and go to the bathroom to make sure that it doesn't look weird or anything which of course it did not. But everytime I opened my mouth it popped or cracked in a very painful manner. So I sat by the phone until it was 8:00am to call the surgeon. The results - do not chew and talk as little as possible until Monday. Ice it as much as possible and take as much tylenol or ibuprofen as my stomach can handle over the weekend. AWESOME! haha. Something like this would only happen in my world - unexplainable symptoms for no good reason! So now I cannot chew or eat any of the Easter yummies that I'm sure my family will make! Boo Hiss! It already feels better today so I'm sure it's nothing, but still...
The doggies and I are making the trek to Rochester to spend the weekend with my mom, I'm excited but nervous at how they will handle a weekend in a different place. Should be fun either way! Plus I get to spend more time with my mom which is truly amazing because I have missed her soo darn much. I will not get in to details but as you might know she got married February 15th. After they got married it seemed like she was nonexistant or maybe I felt like I was non-existent to her anymore, either way it has been some of the hardest times emotionally for many reasons. Regardless, she left him last week due to some very horrible things and the last week and a half have been nothing but worry and chaos. Well I take that back it has been more than that. I went home last weekend as well and to see her laughing and being goofy again does more for my soul than I can even begin to explain. Just to be able to talk to her again about real life is a god-send. Anyway. I'm looking forward to spending the Easter weekend at home with the family! I hope you all have a terrific weekend celebrating Easter in whatever way you and yours choose to do so.
Oh if I may - please keep my gramma J in your thoughts! She had breast cancer surgery on Tuesday and while my dad says she is a trooper and doing well - I imagine it is not quite so easy.
Happy Easter!