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Gayle DavisGayle Davis
I am not an athlete…
I got involved with the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society after my friend Lori’s husband, Jim, passed away
on December 27, 2006.
He had Leukemia.
I miss Jim…
I walk in his memory
My inspiration comes from…
Our team patient hero – Sharon
I walk in her honor
My inspiration comes from…
My co-worker Brian who is currently battling lymphoma
God Bless him and his family
I walk in his honor
My inspiration also comes from the man whose words and music have provided me much comfort throughout the past 30 years.
I walk in his memory
He succumbed to prostate cancer December 16, 2007…
Dan Fogelberg
I will remember you…
Thanks to Team in Training I have learned…
•About shoes, socks, stretching, nutrition, hydration, form and to train regardless of cold, snow, rain and wind
•About Body Glide and Biofreeze for I have sweat, chaffed and ached in places I didn’t know I had
I have learned…
•About the purpose of Powerbars, Cliff bars, Shot Bloks, Power gel (ick), Gu, Gatorade, Propel and good old water
•How to successfully fundraise as a team and as an individual
I have also learned…
that I can hang with the younger crowd at a fundraising Pub Crawl
Not all night though!
I am not an athlete, yet I am walking more than 20 miles per week now in preparation for the
marathon on June 1.
I have improved my health, increased my confidence, raised more than $5,000 and shared my new-found knowledge of blood cancers with many.
To everyone who responded to my requests for donations, assisting me in my fundraising efforts for LLS, I can’t thank you enough and I’m
proud to represent you at the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon in San Diego. All of
you will be walking along side of me in spirit on June 1.
(Feel free to give me a kick if I start to lag)
To me it’s not a race…
it’s a personal challenge to walk 13.1 miles in 3 ½ hours.
I was only looking to make a difference in the life of at least one person affected by a
blood cancer.
And in the process of doing that, I made a difference in mine.
The power of giving is amazing, isn’t it?
I’m not looking for special recognition.
I will remember you…
A big thank you to
Team in Training