The Secret I've Been Keeping (And Why It's Important to You, Cancer Survivors)

I confess: I've been keeping a secret from you. Something big's been building in my life over the past year, and it's about to become real. This June, I'll be celebrating a (ahem...) milestone birthday. About a year ago, I began to dream about how I'd love to celebrate. How I made that decision is a story in itself. But one day I just knew. I would welcome my new decade by walking the Camino de Santiago. If you haven't heard of it, the Camino de Santiago is an ancient pilgrimage route. It stretches 490 miles, from southwest France to the northwestern tip of Spain, which was once thought to be the end of the world. People have been walking the Camino for at least 1,200 years, seeking to understand the mysteries at "the end of the world"...and within themselves. Fear after cancer is a real issue, but it's rarely talked about. It's time that changed. The day after I made the decision, I began to walk...and walk and walk. In addition to the physical training, I read everything I could find on how to pack. Pilgrims on the Camino typically sleep in pilgrim hostels, but carry their clothing, personal effects, water and a meal's worth of food on their backs. When you're walking 15-18 miles/day for five weeks in a row, the weight of your pack can make the difference between contentment and misery. But there are so many packing questions to consider. What if it's cold? (Could well be, in the mountainous portions of the route.) What if it rains? (Almost guaranteed in the end stre...
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