emily, you are amazing!!

absolutely amazing! I will do it again and again and again...until breast cancer is no more!! despite the blisters and the pain of walking 60 miles I can get up the next day and look forward to many more to come, when there are others that can't. that alone is enough reason for me to raise the money and walk, because there is no other option! because i want to make a difference.
and that little girl in the pink sunglasses that is my reason to walk! i love you Bean!!

Awesome job girls! Em, your mom would be so proud of you! I know I am!

i barely have words.
So proud of you.
So emotional for the journey that you went on this past weekend as you walked.
incredible, friend. increrdible.

Miss Emily! Wow - you so eloquently captured our journey and the reason we came, fought back against breast cancer, the cancer that has taken so many too early, the ones we love, we misss, but have faith we will see again one day, just not today. So we fight in their memory, for ourselves today, and for our daugthers for the future! What a life-changing event, I'm honored they let a schmuck like me be a part of something so great! We kicked some royal boobies this weekend, girls! Gooooooooo, Team Jigglies!

WOW EM!!!!! You did it!!! And you ARE changing to world, even if you don't know it!! Congratulations! I am VERY VERY proud of you!!! And I know a few other people who are looking down on you that feel the same way!!!

So awesome that you did this and the photos give me goosebumps. We hosted a few out of town walkers and I attended the closing ceremonies and wow, how inspirational and awe-inspiring and sad and awesome and amazing. I don't think I got any of your team but I posted some photos from the ceremony here if you want to take a peek or add to your collection. :)

Congrats on walking and helping fight breast cancer! The pictures are great and your memories are treasures. Thank you for walking on behalf of so many. I'll be praying for your quick healing! Blessings to you all Team Jigglies!

I have tears running down my cheeks just reading your words Emily, and I was there!!! You are truly inspiring, and you never gave up... not once! You fought to the end of the 60 miles, and I KNOW there are so many that are so proud of you! You, and the rest of the Jigglies are truly AMAZING! Thank you for the memories, and for capturing them in such an inspiring way! We walked because we could. We fought because we could. We'll do it again because we can. We'll make a BOLD statement about this ugly disease, and because we walked... we are 3 days closer to finding that cure!! WAY TO GO JIGGLIES!! :)

Emily..you ARE amazing. I have lost too many friends to breast cancer and this is so uplifting to me. Tell me how to train for next year and I'm there...!

Thank you for walking...

Fantastic photos! I love reading about everyone's experience during The 3 Day. This year was my 5th year participating and my best friend and I drove one of the sweep vans that probably annoyed the heck out of you with the horn and cowbell. :) Love hearing that you're ready to go in 2010!!! THANK YOU FOR WALKING!

I love your photos, i cried when i looked at them. I walked in Michigan. I don't have any personal reasons for walking except that I love being part of something bigger than myself and doing good for others. I salute all our fellow walkers and crew and thank them because together, we will make a difference. Thanks for an inspirational post.

Amazing photos! I'll be walking for the first time this October in DC. Seeing your pictures has given me a brand new sense of excitement. I can't wait!

Thank you for the great blog! I was working Pit Stop 3 this year so do not get to see the route very much. I am walking in Phoenix, AZ in November and am really excited to experience the 3 day from a walker perspective!

thank you for sharing these beautiful photos. you truly have a gift. looking through these brought tears to my eyes and reiterated why we do what we do. i walked in 2008 but will be too pregnant to walk this year. i'll be back in on the sidewalks clapping everyone along this year, and back in the sneakers next year. :) good luck to you!

Terrific Pictures. Congratulations on the journey. I have walked 2 years in Philly. Sitting this one out, but I will be there to get lots of pictures and show my support!!

YEAH!! I drove a sweep van that weekend (the baseball van) and it was one of the best walks to date. Great photos, great story--hope to see you next year! : )

AWESOME PICTURES! I am a first time walker in October in Atlanta this year - so your pictures are inspiring and makes it REAL to me! My mom and I are doing it together to celebrate her 10 year anniversary of being diagnosed with breast cancer! I can't wait!!!

Emily...congrats on walking and thanks for sharing some fantastic photos. This is my third time walking (DC, Oct 9-11) and my fourth event. I'm blessed to be able to participate and to have my life touched by so many fantastic stories of hope and courage. See you in DC or at Pit 3 in Arizona (crewing there for the first time this year!) or on the route in San Diego (I make a good cheerleader too!). God Bless...

Great job!! I love your photos and thoughts on the experience!! I was at Pit Stop 4 in my ears and bunny tail!! I loved seeing all the walkers, especially those that were challenged by the route, but carried by their enthusiasm and shear power of the supporters! I will be back walking next year but my experience of Crewing came me even more understanding of all it takes to empower the walkers!!

I am so proud of you. I am a 6 month breast cancer survivor!!! I was on Pit stop 5 Last year and on traffic safety this year( orange shirts) Mlps, Amazing how I got to benifit from your walk. I qualified for a new test that has just been available in the last 6 months. So THANK YOU FOR WALKING FOR A CURE!!!!!!! I can't wait till next year!!! caringbridge.org/visit/tamaraevans

I was also a walker in the Twin Cities. Thank you for sharing your beautiful photography. You captured the feeling and emotion of the weekend in your pictures. As your blog said Blisters Don't Need Chemo.

Great photos Emily. I was also a sweep van driver (M*A*S*H Your Mammaries) and it is nice to see the parts of the walk that we miss from the road. I was a walker last year. Everyone at the 3-Day rocks. Hope to see more of your photos in the future. I'm going to start looking for a striped umbrella.

Awesome Pics!!! I can't wait for our 3 day which is in November....that's if I make it....I'm so short on my donations....do you have any suggestions!

:)

Thank you so much for sharing these. I'm walking for the first time this year in AZ. Your images give me inspiration!

Your pictures are amazing! They definitely capture this event perfectly. I'm 17 and I'll be participating in my second 3day this October, where I'll be apart of the opening/closing ceremonies holding the "grandmother" flag in honor of her 30+ years of survival.

I think we all can agree that this is a life changing event, and I'm honored to walk among so many amazing people who lay down their footsteps and say enough is enough.

:)

I am getting ready to do the 3 day in October in Atlanta with my daughter, this is my 10 year annv of being breast cancer free what better way to celebrate.

Thanks for a wonderful blog! You have done an amazing job of capturing the experience for all of us 3Dayers. I'm a 2007 & 2009 Seattle walker. I hope you don't mind if I send a few people a link to your blog to help them better understand what a great experience this is!

Great photo essay!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful experience...

A Walker, MI 3-Day 2008

This was well done, and you did a great job in doing the walk. I have done Chicago for the last 3 years and will be signing up soon for next year.

Walk on.

Larry B.

This was well done, and you did a great job in doing the walk. I have done Chicago for the last 3 years and will be signing up soon for next year.

Walk on.

Larry B.

Wow, what an incredible story, I kept getting goosebumps reading all your words and seeing all the photos! Thank you for sharing your awesome story!

Great pictures! I wish I had some of those for my scrapbook! I walked with you this year in the Twin Cities. I didn't see your cute team shirts though! Congratulations and great work!!!

Emily, this are beautiful photos that tell an amazing story for an event that is always hard for me to put into words. This was my second walk and I will continue to walk until I know my nieces, and all other girls and women, will never hear the words "you have breast cancer." I'll see you next year!

Amazing photo's - thanks for capturing. This was my 6th 3-Day event - this year as route safety. I have walked 4 times and now crewed 2 times. I'm signed up to crew again in 2010. I love seeing the walk from other people's eyes and your lens and description did it justice. Thanks for sharing!!

From one of the guys on the motorcycles, Awesome job to all the men and women who walked, you are all an inspiration. i cant wait til next year. Great pics and a lifetime of stories.

Emily these photos are wonderful! We (your cousins and auntie Char) were so proud of you and all the Jigglies. Thanks for walking for all people who have suffered and for future people who will hopefully have a cure. Love you!

I love your photos they are amazing. This year will be my first year doing the 3-Day and I'm excited. AZ CREW '09!!!

Your blog is amazing and does a wonderful job of capturing the 3-day experience. This was my first 3-day experience and I too walked in the Twin Cities. It was amazing and often, I struggle to relate what the experience is feels like to others. I do have a question...some of my photos did not turn out. I was using my sister's camera and apparently wasn't taking photos at times I thought I was. I was curious if you have a link to a site where friends could purchase copies of your 3-day photos? If so, I would love to have that link. I hope to put together (with help from a good friend) a slide show of sorts to share with my friends/family/donors. Thanks for any help!

Thank you for posting the pictures. I am a 3 yr survivor and walked for the first time with my sister and best friend in the Twin Cities. It was an expierence I will never forget. The pictures bring back alot of memories. I will get my pictures out there and do the same thing that you did as soon as I figure out how to do. Thank you and Great Job!!!! Tracey

Thank you for posting the pictures. I am a 3 yr survivor and walked for the first time with my sister and best friend in the Twin Cities. It was an expierence I will never forget. The pictures bring back alot of memories. I will get my pictures out there and do the same thing that you did as soon as I figure out how to do. Thank you and Great Job!!!! Tracey