First Training Walk

Mary Jo is feeling pretty good today after the weekend break from the radiation treatments. The rash, redness and sensitivity in the “fields” or area she is receiving the radiation has subsided just a bit from last two days off. Mary Jo has only eight more sessions concluding her last radiation session on March 31st.


Mary Jo and I joined Jamie Page and a few other “walkers” on Saturday morning for the first of many “training walks” in preparation for the of the upcoming Susan G. Komen 3-Day (60 mile)Walk for the Cure. Although Mary Jo and I are going to be volunteer helpers, or what they call crew for the actual event in August, we thought it would be fun to walk along with Jamie as she trains for the upcoming 60 mile walk. This first of many weekly training walks was a brisk four mile walk in the Apple Valley area starting at CVS on the corner of county road 42 and Diamond Path. As a group, we walked north on Diamond Path to 140th Street, then west to Pilot Knob, south on Pilot Knob to county road 42 and east along county road 42 back to the starting point in the CVS parking lot. Our volunteer trainer is Chris Brown. Chris and each one of the walkers had a special story to share about why they were involved with this incredible cause to help put an end to breast cancer.

MJ, Jamie and the girls at the first traing walk