Every two minutes a woman somewhere in the world is diagnosed with breast cancer. This past November, one of those women was my mother Marianne Britton.

My mom was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer and started chemotherapy treatment in January 2017 a few days before turning 60 years old. It has been extremely important for me to be there physically, mentally, and emotionally for my mother as she has done for me for the past 26 years but I knew I had to do something more.

Cancer is a scary word but the AVON 39 Walk to End Breast Cancer works hard to ease the minds of women and their families nation wide with the money they donate to local cancer research and treatment centers. I am required to raise at least $1,800 to EARN MY 39, but I plan to raise much more and I hope that I can count on your support.

You can make a donation right here on my webpage by clicking the "Donate Now" button to the right. If you prefer to write a check, click the “Donate By Mail” button and follow the instructions on the form.

Your donations will be managed and disbursed by the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. The dollars you pledge will put food on the table of a breast cancer patient and her family. They will enable access to mammograms and medicine, fuel research, and save lives.

I’m walking with thousands of other 39ers. We’re banding together in solidarity and have one goal: to take breast cancer down. So many sisters and mothers and friends have been lost but we see a world without breast cancer for future generations to come. By supporting me with a donation, you’re part of it.