{"id":7986,"date":"2019-10-12T13:07:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T17:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlecharbinger.wordpress.com\/?p=7986"},"modified":"2019-10-12T13:07:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T17:07:49","slug":"a-walk-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mlecharbinger.org\/?p=7986","title":{"rendered":"A Walk to Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Jaylyn Gonzalez<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 12, 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a fair and blissful Saturday morning, the most anticipated moment of the day turned one step closer: the distinct call of \u201cSurvivors! Line up.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My mom and I, along with other hundreds of survivors, gathered for the commencement of the annual Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Survivor Ceremony. When the walk began, a bright shade of deep pink was reflected by the sun and immediately scattered across Bayfront Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the multiple rows began to fill up on the stage, I immediately recognized my mom\u2019s radiant smile. While I glanced at her, I vividly reflected on all of the hardships that she went through, yet she still had a positive mindset of perseverance \u2014 she still smiled back then. Every year, reliving that exact moment \u2014 seeing my mom stand on stage as a fighter and winner \u2014 is the sole reason as to why I continue to challenge myself and surpass my set limits to the next level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s all for her, and it will always be for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year\u2019s motto was \u201cPink up the volume.\u201d It was named in effort to \u201cpick up\u201d the crowds voices in order to raise more money towards a cure for breast cancer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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All survivors lifted their roses up high as they walked towards the stage for the commencement ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The look in my mom\u2019s gleaming eyes made the early morning wake up call utterly worth it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Every October for the past five years, this walk has turned into our family tradition that we attend to support my mom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Volunteers cheered on those who participated in the walk to encourage them to keep on going. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Seeing the faces of all the other breast cancer survivors on that stage made me wonder: how were they able to stay strong even with the constant fear of possibly leaving behind those they love?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, attending this walk for the past five years did help me understand one thing: there is more to just surviving breast cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surviving means adjusting to life after battle scars. Surviving means realizing that they are stronger and more beautiful than they ever realized. Surviving means living with a fresh perspective on life. Surviving means that they made it through a physical, emotional, and spiritual battle\u2014 and whether their battle was a quick, ephemeral fight, or a continuous, seemingly-perpetual struggle only one thing ultimately mattered: they all became survivors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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