Marathon Walk Pics

It is easy for anything--or anyone--to get lost--to become just another one of the faces in a crowd. Those who fight NETs/carcinoid cannot afford to do that. — It is easy for anything–or anyone–to get lost–to become just another one of the faces in a crowd. Those who fight NETs/carcinoid cannot afford to do that.

Elizabeth and Harry left Hopkinton about 6 a.m., reaching Mile 3 just before 7 a.m. At that point Elizabeth shifted into high gear to meet her daughter at Dana-Farber for the last of the Walk. Harry continued at a slower pace, finishing in about nine hours and 20 minutes.

Our team is an alliance of people with a single goal: killing carcinoid. Similarly, we need a national alliance of every carcinoid patient, caregiver, and organization to create the funds carcinoid/NETs research requires.

Elizabeth and her daughter — Elizabeth met her daughter and walked the last part of the trip with her. Elizabeth raised the second most money for our team. Her daughter was the youngest member of the group.

The Memory Wall — By the time Harry crossed the finish line the Memory Wall was pretty well full, but he found a place for the haiku he had composed on the course.

Mile 1 — Walk tradition calls for each Walker to tap the Walk Hero signs that mark every mile. Some also take a picture of each marker as well. Some of my shots did not come out at all. The ones I took are in order below.

Click on a picture and you can view a self-paced slide show of Walking with Jane and Caring for Carcinoid’s pictures from 2012’s Jimmy Fund Marathon Walk. The combined team has raised over $18,000 so far, all of which will help the Walking with Jane Dybowski Fund for Neuroendocrine Cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute continue to help find a cure for this difficult to diagnose cancer–and educate primary care physicians about the disease and its symptoms. You can still make contributions to our team and its members Until December 31. Or you can contribute to The Walking with Jane Dybowski Fund at DFCI at any time.

If you’d like to join us for all or part of next year’s Marathon Walk, email us at walkingwithjane@gmail.com. Our Marathon Walk team is part of the Jimmy Fund Marathon Walk that supports cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Walking with Jane also participates in a number of other projects over the year, including two Relays for Life and a set of stories for print and online publications.

You can learn more about us and NET cancer at walkingwithjane.org. The site is updated several times a week and includes links to medical information, support groups, NET cancer blogs, and straight-forward explanations of the disease and current research in laymen’s terms.

We also produce a wide range of materials aimed at raising awareness about NET cancer including a pamphlet on NET and IBS, buttons, bracelets, water bottles, carry bags,and t-shirts. You can shop online at our store. All proceeds from the store go to support our Greater Fall River Relay for Life team.

Since May of 2011, Walking with Jane has generated over $100,000 for cancer research and patient support. We spend no money donated to us on overhead for Walking with Jane.

Walking with Jane is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation organized under Massachusetts’ law. All contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by state and federal laws.

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