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It has been an interesting process traveling throughout Indiana the past few days while raising money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. We have visited Wishard Memorial Hospital Tissue Bank, Riggs Community Health Clinic, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Indianapolis headquarters, Tippecanoe Mall, and we have interviewed multiple breast cancer survivors.
There was one breast cancer survivor (Adrienne) who was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was nineteen years old. Now, this is surprising on multiple levels… especially with her age. I think I had a hard time dealing with the interview because I could not comprehend dealing with the understanding of life ending around your twenty first birthday.
It was hard for me to even put myself in her place. What do you do with that type of knowledge? How do you comprehend the thoughts of dying at such an early age? She has been cancer free for 2 years.
Now here is the kicker! This is the important part. She found out she had cancer and told her (then) boyfriend to go away because she didn’t know what was going to happen in the future. Do you know what he did? Nine days after she told him she had cancer… he asked her to marry him. Crazy huh?
The trip has been humbling and we still have eleven days left to raise the necessary money to help the Komen cause. So far we have been graciously helped by the following people:
- Omni Severin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis donated two nights in their pent house suites
- Wendy Pike from Feller Business Solutions is donating 100% of profit to all supplies sold through April 6th just mention the word FORKOUT
- Molly at Noodles & Company in Downtown Indianapolis gave us a free meal
- Jennifer from Skylight Coffee House in Lafayette, Indiana gave us a free meal
- The great people at Golden Technologies donated a hotel room in South Bend
- Dave Woodson and Nat Finn have donated dinner on Friday night
- Dana Nelson in Evansville has hooked up media and a bowling night on April 3rd
- Wayne Clayton and Kimberly Clark have helped with media connections in Northern Indiana
- Starbucks on Frontage Road in Lafayette donated coffee and food
- Mike Heffner from Express Personnel in Greenwood, IN donated $10 for every job placement
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