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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Sunday morning’s alright for fighting

The chill before the Denver sunrise Sunday was pronounced as I wandered among the tents. Stopping to grab free food before the Race for the Cure, she reached in at the same time I did for a pear yogurt and our hands knocked together. Following the customary pardons, I noticed her shirt was pink while mine was white and I congratulated her on being there as a survivor. She introduced herself as Alicia, 56 years young, and told me she’s in her 4th year of fighting and not done yet. Suddenly the morning chill got deeper. 4 years of battle, pain, treatment, and commitment. Wow.

She asked me why I was there, and I told her how much we believed in the cause and that our new company was sponsoring a team to give something back. So she asked – and I told – about who we are and what we do. Then, the gift arrived as she jumped on my statement that part of what virtualwirks does is advocating and educating about working anywhere. Alicia explained that over the past 4 years she has had to fight with her employer for the chance to work remotely while undergoing treatment. She described the disbelief and skepticism she faced while promising to maintain her role equally from home as in the office. It seems she – like so many others – faces a culture that just hasn’t caught on to virtual work. So she thanked me, for advocating and educating. She thanked ME? Amazing how humbling it is to receive her gratitude on a day that was all about her – and the millions more like her – than it was about me. 

So Alicia has our commitment that of all the other reasons to do what we are doing to change the way the world works we can add another. A 4 year breast cancer fighter has enough battles to fight without having to battle for her workspace. Thank YOU Alicia, for bumping in to me, for asking about what I do, for teaching me your lesson, and for fighting. 

– Jim

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  1. Andie says:
    December 4, 2011 at 2:54 am

    Whoeevr edits and publishes these articles really knows what they’re doing.

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