Today’s mile belongs to two women we never got to meet. Both were lost to breast cancer. Both were only in their fifties.
Aunt Starr
She had two beautiful girls. She had a beautiful voice and perfect pitch — she could always hear exactly who was off key.
Aunt Rachel
She was a mother of four. She has fifteen grandchildren now. Most of them never got to meet her.
Their niece Rachel nominated them both. Her work hours made it hard to call in, so she wrote to us instead — and what she sent is the reason this whole month exists:
“If getting a mammogram keeps my daughter from telling this kind of story, it is totally worth it. I started getting them at 39 years of age. I’m 51 now and go every year.”
She lost two aunts in their fifties. So she started screening at thirty-nine, and she hasn’t missed a year since. That’s what breaking a cycle looks like.
Hear today’s dedication
Talk to your doctor about when to start. If breast cancer runs in your family, that conversation usually starts earlier than you’d think — Rachel started at thirty-nine.
And on Friday, October 30, Mt. Baker Imaging’s Women’s Diagnostic Center takes walk-ins for screening mammograms, no appointment needed. Patrice will be broadcasting live from 11am to 1pm. Mark the date.
Miss one?
Every dedication lands on our In Case You Missed It page, and the full schedule is at KAFE.com.
Come move a mile with us
We’re going all month. Run it, walk it, crawl it — treadmill, trail, a lap around the block with the dog. Any pace, any time of day. One mile is one mile, and it’s never too late to start.
Log your miles in the Run 31 Strava group, share them with #KAFERuns31, or text a photo to 360.676.5233. We love seeing them.
Run for them. Get screened for you.
