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cancer is the enemy. cncer kills over 20 thousand people a day occording to global report. this terrole disease is so common 12.7 million people a year find out they have cancer and of that number rouggly 7.6 million die. cancer being the leading cause of death world wide has led to several fundraisers to support our courageous fighters. a fundrauser i have been lucky enough to participate in is a 5k run/3k walk. i was 13 when i partocipated in my first 5k run/3k walk in stuttgart germany for a light the night for all kinds of cancers. pervous to the fundraiser i was sadly told my cousin who was just a baby at the tome had been diagnosed with luekimia. immediately i wanted to help, i began by spreading the word around my school and having my friends buy tshirts titled …show more content…

the night of the light the night i made a poster for brennen as i did my support over seas with my family, we did the 3K walk. my experience of the walk was something to remember. it was freeezing outside but yet many people came to support the cause. i remember it being emotional watching others crack glow sticks for friends and family memners tgey knew that were diagnosed with this vicious disease. after attending this event i knew i wanted to help do another one. i jumped at the next opportunity i had to do another 3k walk/5k run in frankfurt germany for breast cancer. i was then 15 years old and little brennen had miraculously been in remission. my family gathered all the pink we could as we went to the hofbonhof (train station) in wiesbaden germany to travel to frankfurt where the huge fundraiser began. i remembered waching germans and americans gathered as anoher emotional but yet amazing event. my family and i walked the 3k as we were freezing we talked to some survivors. all i could think is how brave and strong my step mom was along with the other

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