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Lion Heart
Jennifer Smart
Trail: Pacific Crest Trail Goal: 2660 Miles
Dates: Apr 25 2013 - Oct 003 2013
My 2013 Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike is dedicated to building awareness about thyroid cancer and helping to provide resources for past, present and future thyroid cancer patients.
I grew up in the forested mountains outside Ukiah, California on ... more
My 2013 Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike is dedicated to building awareness about thyroid cancer and helping to provide resources for past, present and future thyroid cancer patients.
I grew up in the forested mountains outside Ukiah, California on a 100-acre homestead. Certainly, this unique experience shaped my love and appreciation for nature. After earning degrees in music management and geology plus a geoscience teaching credential, I feel that I am still in search of my life’s purpose. My current passion focuses on bicycle advocacy and building bicycle culture in Ukiah through our First Friday Community Bike Ride, Safe Routes to Schools programs and the newly created Ukiah Bicycle Kitchen. But no matter where my footprints fall or my bicycle tires roll, I believe in treading lightly on this planet and honoring my connection to all things.
In 2006, as a newly diagnosed thyroid cancer patient, the Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association (ThyCa) was an incredibly valuable resource to me. Whether I was learning about this cancer on their website, attending a conference, or downloading their low-iodine cookbook, ALL of it was FREE.
In 2009 I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, in part, to recover from my thyroid cancer. It was physically and mentally challenging but the toil and fatigue were well worth the joy experienced, friends made and vistas seen.
Thyroid cancer is one of the few cancers whose incident rate has increased over recent years. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 60,220 new cases of thyroid cancer in the U.S. in 2013.
For more facts about the Pacific Crest Trail and Thyroid Cancer, you can visit my website http://pctlionheart.wordpress.com less
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Total Pledges |
Total per Mile |
Total Pledged |
Miles Hiked |
Dollars Hiked |
Total Donated |
2 |
$0.08 |
$212.00 |
2340 |
$187.20 |
$117.00 |
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ThyCa has been created and is maintained by thyroid cancer survivors. Since October 1995, we have been developing a network of services that link thyroid cancer survivors and health care professionals around the world. Our mission is simple:
ThyCa has been created and is maintained by thyroid cancer survivors. Since October 1995, we have been developing a network of services that link thyroid cancer survivors and health care professionals around the world. Our mission is simple:
- To Educate, so we and our families better understand our disease.
- To Participate, so others learn from our experience.
- To Communicate, so we and our health care professionals better understand each others' needs.
- To Support Research, for a future free of thyroid cancer.
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Robin Taylor
Rock on, Jennifer! The Swatt Fam is cheering you on!
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$0.03 per mile
up to $79.50
$70.20 due
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Mary Kwart
Have a great hike, Lionheart!
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$0.05 per mile
up to $132.50
$117.00 paid!
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