I met Susan and her friend Joan on the first day of the 2013 Seattle 3-Day, as I was riding alongside some walkers nearing the 20-mile mark. I thought I could see the outline of a pink ribbon tattoo between Susan’s shoulder blades, but there wasn’t one. She did, however, have a pink ribbon on […]
Pink Ink: Her Horse Carried Her Through Recovery
Patti and I met on this year’s Seattle 3-Day Route Safety crew as fellow bicyclists. It was her first year on crew, but her second 3-Day… she walked in Seattle last year, just nine months after her breast cancer diagnosis. In the months following her diagnosis, Patti learned she carries the BRCA1 gene mutation, had surgery […]
Pink Ink: Love With No Regrets
The story behind Amanda’s pink ribbon tattoo still makes me a little weepy, more than two weeks after I met her at the 2013 Seattle 3-Day. Amanda walked her first 3-Day in 2009, and passed a trio of four year-old girls holding the sign: “Live with no excuses, love with no regrets.” The girls were […]
Pink Ink: Aubrey’s Ribbon of Hope For An End to Breast Cancer
I first spotted Aubrey at the 2011 Seattle 3-Day, when she was part of The Pink Penguins team, and met her again this year, now as part of Team Tracy. This year marks the fourth time she’s walked the 3-Day in Seattle – she’s also walked in Tampa and is headed to San Diego for […]
Pink Ink: Aunt, Niece Remember a Matriarch Lost to Breast Cancer
As I mentioned in my Seattle 3-Day recap, I saw a lot of pink ink this year! I ran into Holly and Beverly at a rest stop on Day 1 (they were taking a break next to Cindy). I spotted Holly’s pink ribbon and cherry blossom tattoo first. Holly’s tattoo is in honor of her […]