PurpleStride DC
Just a quick update, folks. Had a great time at the walk this morning. There were over 2,000 walkers and over 50 survivors. I wish I had thought to give my camera to someone while I was on stage…picture all these people wearing their purple shirts, and then, there I am in my “I’m Not Dead Yet!” shirt. It was a good thing I had a hat that said ‘Pancreatic Cancer Survivor’ on it — I think I would have otherwise gotten the crap beaten out of me. Most people liked the shirt, but I was definitely getting some nasty looks, too.
PanCan had a bunch of photographers there, so they are going to put a slideshow together of the pictures they took. When they do, I’ll pull out the pictures of me, but in the meantime here are couple:
Me with Jai Pausch and her sons
Me with Jai and her sons. When I met her at the walk this morning, she took one look at my shirt and said, “You must be Hamburger!” (I get that a lot.) There were lots of people there supporting Team Pausch, but Jai did take some time to chat with me a bit, in between keeping an eye on her sons.
Roger Magowitz and me
Roger and his wife (Jeanne) have been wonderfully supportive of me. Roger has put a lot of effort into raising funds and awareness about Pancreatic Cancer. I have mentioned them before: Roger is the man who puts together the celebrity golf tournament in Arizona to raise funds.
One last picture. Here is the pack I wore during the walk (I figured people would recognize me from the front because of my shirt; I wanted to give them something to look at from behind (…and get your minds out of the gutter).
That’s the TempurPedic bear, the Team Pausch flag and a button that says “Stupid Cancer.”
Thanks for checking in. I’ll have another update from Advocacy Days Monday and Tuesday.
Merle
Merle,
It was a great day!
I had tears in my eyes as I cheered for you and the other survivors. My mom had survived for 40 months. We met for a few moments before the walk. We walked with Team Pausch also. Email me and we can connect more.