Kate Touches Hearts of others on 3-Day Walk
Kate Touches Hearts of others on 3-Day Walk
One thing that Barb and I were talking about in regards to the 3-day walk is that its hard for people to grasp the emotion of the day(s) if they were not there to experience it. As I was saying in the previous post, when we saw Barb for the first time at the top of the hill, our emotions got the best of us. Our eyes were welling up as Barb came into view. Kate in particular was struck by the moment. Even after Barb continued walking, Kate was in the back seat of the car, holding her “HERO” sign out the window, and crying. Overcome with emotion of the moment. It wasn’t a sad moment by any means. It was a beautiful moment, 10 years in the making. Other walkers coming by would touch Kate’s arm or offer words of comfort. it was a special moment for the entire family. one that we will never forget. We are all still on an emotional high from the experience.
There is a message board for the 3 day walk that people have been using to communicate both before and after the walk. We logged on after to see what people had to say and were surprised to find the following comment from a fellow walker under a “THANK YOU” string:
Day 3 was a huge day of tears for me. The family in the black SUV playing the Survivor theme song – dad outside the truck holding a sign (for mom??), one daughter in the front seat and teenage girl sitting in the backseat in tears. I stopped, held her hand and cried along with her.
Needless to say, we were delighted that our support of Barb touched others. I went ahead and posted the following:
My wife Barb and her friend Lisa walked the walk. We went up to cheer on Sunday. Our two daughters and I were playing the theme song from Survivor and holding the SUPERMOM and HERO sign for all the walkers. You are all special. I will never forget. God bless you all
The responses we then received were overwhelming, we all got teary eyed as we read them:
You’re the ones!!!! When I walked by, one of your daughters was in the back crying and just holding the sign out the window. That was the one and only time I actually broke down. My daughter, who just turned 18 one week before the walk, was with me as well as my sister (recent survivor) and a few other dear friends…6 on our team. There was just something about that moment – it really hit me – it kept me going…
and this one….
I will NEVER forget all of you. Thank you for inspiring so much more than your lovely wife, but tons of other men and women as well.God bless you all,
another….
you’re a beautiful family with a wonderful spirit.Thank you for sharing the memories with us.and yes – the music was greatly appreciated!!! (so were the honks and waves..just support!!!)
and another…
What a great family you have. I remember walking by the car, too, and seeing your daughter crying in the back seat. I’m sure they were tears of joy for you!
and finally….
That’s the girl who I stopped with and held her hand as we cried together on Sunday! I have been telling everyone who has asked me about the walk that if the car door was open I would have crawled in with her to hug her for the rest of the day. She touched my soul so deeply and I’m tearing up as I recall that memory now. Tell her the women in the Pink Halo sends her love and sincere thank you for being the one who created a safe space for me to allow my own tears to come. She was such an inspiration to me!
This walk touched everyones heart. And Kate touched more in particular, in her own special way. We’ve always said that Kate had a great heart. That she wears it on her sleeve. On Sunday she put her heart out there for anyone and everyone, and people responded wonderfully.
