Color Run Sydney

Image courtesy of Time Out Sydney

Well, it's been a while, but here I go again :) 

In April 2011, I participated in the Paris Marathon as a breast cancer survivor, to raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. 

Just a week ago, a dear cousin of mine lost her long battle with breast cancer, so I've decided to put a team together for the Color Run Sydney, in her memory. 

Since walking a difficult 42km marathon was achievable, I jumped at the chance of rallying a team of loved ones in my own hometown and doing such a fun, colourful and joy-filled run, which is an easy 5kms! 

I would love it if you could also join my team in the Color Run Sydney on 10th February 2013. We are called "Team Pink" and I'm the Team Captain ("Jennifer Reid"), so be sure to register under the right team! (I was going to call our team the "Pink Cupcakes", but I don't think the boys would have appreciated it...Team Pink is pushing the boundaries enough!)

So far, I have a bunch of over 20 of my precious family and friends doing it with me to raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). But "the more the merrier", as the old saying goes! You can register at the Color Run Sydney website. But hurry, as there's only a certain number of spaces available. 

Please let me know if you do register on our team, so I can add you to my email list for upcoming fundraising events, training get-togethers or just to motivate you before the big day :) 

If you can't join in the Color Run, please keep an eye out for our upcoming fundraising events, or donate online here. "Zero breast cancer deaths by 2030" is what NBCF researchers are aiming for...and we're committed to helping them in this vital cause. 

Please join us in any way you can! 

What breaks your heart?

Not sure if I still have any readers out there...but if I do, I'm sorry I haven't blogged for a while.

These days I'm trying to live life purposefully, rather than just write about it :)

So you may notice that it's just when I have something really important to say (or at least what I see as important), that I have the urge to share it here. Hope you don't mind!

Well, October is Pink Ribbon Month, so of course I'm encouraging you to support it...why wouldn't I? I'm a breast cancer survivor who wants to continue surviving. I don't want breast cancer to take me down. I don't want it to take anyone down. It makes me so angry that there are still people dying from this evil disease! Please help me do something to stop it. "Zero breast cancer deaths by 2030" is what National Breast Cancer Foundation Researchers are aiming to achieve and is the aim I'm passionate about supporting!

There are so many things that pull on my heart strings. Any illness is a tragedy, but I talk about breast cancer a lot because I can relate to it. And knowing, hearing about, or watching people suffering with this dreaded disease tugs on my heart so violently that it feels like that portion of my heart could be permanently broken. I know the loneliness and fear breast cancer brings about. I know the pain and loss it causes.

Which is why I always use my experience and my story to spread the word about how important breast cancer research is. It is breast cancer research that not only gives me hope for the future, but offers all of us hope!

So why not do something really simple to support this vital cause this month....host or attend a Pink Ribbon event...enjoy a cupcake or two...have fun with friends...celebrate and appreciate your healthy life & acknowledge that it's a luxury many others can't enjoy!