Cure Search Walk 2012

 Today was the 1st annual Cure Search Walk in Iowa City. 

We walked in memory of our sweet friend Becky and in honor of Simeon. We walked on Team Becky with her family and friends. Becky would have been the life of the walk. I miss her so much!

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Becky & Simeon bald friends. 2007

Both Simeon and Becky were diagnosed with leukemia in September one year apart from each other and became the best of friends! Before Simeon was diagnosed our family knew very little about childhood cancer. Now our family knows more then we'd like to know.

Before the walk they had a short program. Each of the families with an angel watching over us got a white balloon.  The balloons were released and floated up in the blue sky to the heavens to all the cancer angels there. We know so many sweet cancer angels in heaven, that the number of balloons released today were only a fragment of the angels we know.

Cancer has taken so many children from their families and friends!

Jan with Becky's balloon.

They also had all the kids in treatment and off treatment come up. They were each given a medal. It will NEVER grow old seeing Simeon being recognized with all the other survivors! Every time I see him in the Survivors group the feeling of gratitude for his health swells.

After the ceremony we went on the walk. It was a beautiful fall day with bright colors on the trees and a slight warm breeze.

Corrine the Cat.

Our family at the walk with the beautiful fall leaves behind us. 

Team Becky

We are so grateful that there is now a Cure Search walk in Iowa City. So many kids like Simeon and Becky are treated for cancer at the University of Iowa just up the road. We have taken a step back from the cancer world in the past few years, but always love the chance we have to see our cancer family!