The Big Climb Seattle 2014

Last Sunday, the 23rd, I participated in The Big Climb Seattle. This is a climb of 69 flights of stairs in the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle to support research for blood cancers. I have to admit I was tired when I arrived that afternoon and didn't really feel like going through with The Climb. Within the first 20 minutes of walking in the door tears were brought to my eyes when I listened to the stories of those affected by Leukemia and Lymphoma and I was immediately reminded of why I signed up for The Climb. I climbed in honor of my Aunt Diane who lost her short battle to lung cancer at too young of an age.
If you want to learn more about The Big Climb you can look at www.bigclimb.org
You can check out this video about The Big Climb also:
http://youtu.be/FwXejFOVdDc
It was emotional for me to push myself up each step and see the faces of those who have fought or are currently fighting a type of blood cancer, but I am SO glad I did it.

When we reached the top of the Columbia Center, we were able to soak in the beautiful view of Seattle while I came down from the brink of cardiac arrest ;)

My team raised almost $500 and I raised $170 myself, but seeing large teams that had raised hundreds of thousands of dollars was very inspiring. I would advise everyone to donate to a charity of their choice at least once a year. Even if you are skipping your $5 coffee each day for just one week, that's $25 towards a charity. That could be the $25 that funds the cure for everything.