Like exlax for the soul!!!

I know your probably wondering what the hell that even means. Well on my way home after work, I usually cal my family back home in Hawaii. Well, I called my sister who is in the middle of chaos preparing to move. So as I listened to her go on about how crazy things were, I patiently waited till she was done. So after giving her a hard time about, "It's soooo hard for her to be the pretty girl!!!". I was having so much fun, laughing in my car as though we were sitting in the same room and I was making fun of her. I was glad it was 11:30 at night and no one could see me sitting in my car. They might find that weird!!
 So while her world seemed to be turning upside down and different colors. I made her STOP and pull up my blog. I know to some that may seem selfish or weird. However she lives a very busy life, even more so in the middle of moving. So, anyway. I also had her bring my grama into the room, so they could read it together. So now they are in my sister's room, which I'm pretty SURE was a DISASTER sitting there wth me on speakerphone. I had her pull it up and scroll down to the one I had wrote about her. So I asked my sister to read it out loud and as she did I could hear how my words had touched her heart. Words which to some people, may be just words. But they are more than that, words can create and evolve. I had heard in her voice an impression left on her heart and her soul by MY WORDS.....That's amazing. She and my Grama loved it and they were amazed and very proud of me.
 So I look at this blog of mine as therapy for me and it really helped me to hear someone read my words out loud. It's one thing to sit here alone and write down what comes into you mind. It's quite another to hear them brought to life, by someone simply reading it a loud.
 So as my sister unknowing took a break and put her chaos on hold, She was able to breath life into my words. It made me feel HEARD, ACCOMPLISHED & WHOLE!!
 Afterwards, I called my Aunty Bev. and I asked her to do the samething. However, I had warned her that I was gonna make her cry. Then I stated to her that it wasn't in a bad way. I said it's a good cry is like cleansing your soul. Then I came up with,"I'm like exlax for your soul, I'll give you a good flush!" (Don't really know where that came from).Only cause she has such a soft heart and feels as easily as I do. So I asked her to read it aloud. As she did I had noticed a change in her voice and she had began crying. So at this sametime 3000 + miles away from home, I was sitting in my car tearing up along with her. These words that I had written down, were no longer just words! They had evolved into a statement, a mission statment!

I know not much of this post has to do with my 3 day, but this we'll chuck up to a rambling. I love my family so much and miss them dearly. I know that if I were to leave this world tomorrow, they would all know how much I loved them all!!
 I love you all and appreciate all the love you have given me. I am who I am because you taught me, that I can do anything I put my mind to.

So I wonder

Sometimes, I write on here and I wonder to myself "has anyone even read this?". I mean I guess either way this is kind of like therapy for me. I sometimes feel so helpless in this fight against breast cancer, I start to ask myself,"Can I really raise enough money to walk year after year?? ".Hopefully we'll find a cure soon and will no longer need to walk for a cure, but for the joy of it.
  Until that happens I will continue to walk until I am longer able to. It broke my heart last night when I had watch a story on msnbc, about a 4 y/o breast cancer survivor. 4 YEARS OLD, I CAN'T IMAGINE WATCHING MY CHILD GO THOUGH THAT!!!
 I am so grateful for the family and friends I have that have continued to support me, without them who knows. It's because of them and their love for me and what I am attempting to challenge that keeps me going.
 I have taken this challenge and made it my passion! So if your reading this and I hope someone is, What is your passion? I mean what are you REALLY, REALLY passionate about??

 I am so passionate when it comes to finding a cure for cancer. I don't ever want to hear my niece, my sister or anyone young to ever tell me they have breast cancer. I hope that even though I am but ONE person, I can make a difference. I'm hoping that finding a cure for breast cancer will lead to finding a cure for other cancers.
 I may only be ONE person, but it only takes ONE person to make a difference. So if there is a chance that your reading this and would like to help me in this life changing journey. Please consider donating to my 3 day page. I have to raise $2,300, so I can walk 60 miles in 3 days......with love and passion!!

www.the3day.org/goto/brandy

LOVING MY SISTER!!!

So as I sit here on yet again, ANOTHER snow day. I think to myself, about my sister and my niece. At the end of this month they will be moving to San Diego, which is huge for her since she has never lived off the island. Sometimes with great love, comes great sacrifice. Netty, Keane and Ali are going to be SO happy!! She wasn't too happy about her fiance getting assigned to San Diego, we were hoping for Boston. So when I found out I said,"Hey, they have a 3 day walk out there!".
 I am hoping that soon we will find a cure for breast cancer and my thoughts can be of visiting some place new. However, until we find a cure I am hoping someday to do a 3day event with my sister in San Diego.
 I'm sure some of you see this on facebook and give it a read or have somehow come across it online. Either way, your here. Do you have any sisters? Nieces? Granddaughters?  Since, I'm sure your reading this alone I'd like for you to count on your hand or in your head. How many sisters you have, then how many nieces, granddaughters, goddaughters, girlfriends and don't forget your aunts, cousins, grandma's, etc. Now, once you reach your final number know this startling fact 1in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer.
 I have 1 mother, 1 mother in law, 1 sister, 2 sister in laws, 2 nieces, 2 aunts, 2 grandmothers, 3 girl cousins and in this small handful of women 2 of them have had breast cancer. This fight is important to me, so shouldn't it be important to you?!! Please look at your number and tell me isn't it worth fighting for? I will pound my feet to the pavement raising money and training, so that in July I can proudly walk 60 miles!! What will your statement be? If your not able to walk 60 miles, then please consider doing something just as bold DONATE. Even if it's not to me that's fine, but every dollar counts toward funding research. Also, something just a brave...Please, do your monthly selfexams and get your mammograms. Early detection is key!!

  In the end we're crazy about each other and crazy for a cure!!!
 As her big sister it's my job to protect her and I will continue to do so!!

It's been awhile....

Okay, so I know it's been awhile since my previous posting. Things just got crazy after the new year. Busy with the kids, work and trying to come up with new fundraisers. Well we asked at work and got the okay to do bake sales again. I did 2 last year and did a pretty good job. So we did our 1st one this season and did really well. We got lots of support from our friends and co-workers. They donated baked goods and bought quite a few themselves. So we're planning on doing bake sales, selling t-shirts and Superbowl squares.
 Sometimes I'm afraid people may think I'm just bothering them for their money. Sometimes, I'm afraid they see all of my posts on facebook asking for donations and think of me as some sort of panhandler. The truth is... Yeah, I do want your money. Is it for me personally to go and do whatever with?? NO. That money I'm asking for is meant to do great things. The money donated helps to provide mammograms to people in parts of the world that may not be able to afford it. It goes to research, most of the advances in breast cancer research were funded by grants from Susan G. Komen. So I like to think that I am asking you to help me save lives. Early detection saves lives....It could save yours or the life of someone you love!
 If you'd like to donate, but then look in your wallet and see $20 then say to yourself what could I buy with that?? If you wanna buy something that makes a difference then I'll sell you a t-shirt, bracelet, Superbowl squares, advertising space on my shirts, baked goods.  HELP ME, HELP YOU, HELP ME!!!
If you wanna check out the shirts they are at the top with the other photos!!

“It’s not about the dates of when you were born and when you die, it’s about what you do with that dash in between those dates”