Did you know that Heart Disease and stroke are the #1 cause of death in Minnesota? Statewide, 11,954 deaths (31.8% of all deaths) were caused by these diseases in 2003. Nationally, Heart disease is the number one killer and stroke is the number three.
In 2001, My grandmother died from life-long heart problems including heart disease, heart attacks and strokes. My family has a history of heart problems.
Inspired by Courtney, I've decided to do the American Heart Association Heart walk. It's not nearly as long as the 3-day, but important to me. And it's far away, so I have lots of time to prepare for this and hopefully, eventually I'll be able to participate in the longer races that are farther away. It's rare that they have the longer ones in the cities, but I'll do what I can get for now. There's no minimum donation, but I'll be trying my hardest to raise as much money as I can.
Anyone wanna walk with me?
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Good for you, Dawn. There's nothing like helping out a cause that hits so close to home. Good luck!
Depending on when it is, I'll walk with you.
April 28th, 2007.
If I ever see you again, I'll donate. You'll just have to remind me :P
That's so neat! And I'm flattered to be inspiring!
I'd love to walk with you, but uh, kinda far. :)
Can I tentatively say that I'll walk with you? And if I can't walk, I'm definitely donating, so make sure you contact me!
i will walk with you in spirit and support you in money. two of my grandparents died of strokes.
I'll walk with you.
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