Running the Race of Her Life

• Citation: Vol. 31 No. 2 Pg. 7
• Publication year: 2008
• Pages: 7

Wyoming Bar Journal 2008.

Vol. 31, No. 2, #7. Running the Race of Her Life

Wyoming Bar Journal
Issue: April, 2008

Author: Mary Angell

Running the Race of Her Life

Trish Becklinger asked for breast cancer. She remembers when her sister was diagnosed with it in 2002

"I took it very hard," she told the Wyoming Lawyer. "One night I was home by myself and I said, 'Why are you doing this, God? She has a family and grandchildren on the way. Why not me? I don't have a family.'"

It's the ultimate illustration of why you should be careful about what you ask for.

"They were wrong about the cancer," Trish said about her sister. "She was so fortunate. The doctor said, "Whatever was there is not there now. Go home.' The following year, it was me."

Trish works for the Wyoming State Bar. She is a Program Assistant for the Board of Professional Responsibility. She is also a breast cancer survivor and the Chairperson of this year's Komen Wyoming Race for the Cure(t) in Cheyenne, scheduled for August 9, 2008.

Approximately 300 volunteers throughout the year and 15 committees help make the race happen, but Trish's work started in November, and she works on organizing the race every night after work.

"I work, then go home and work on the computer until 9:30, then get up at 5:30 in the morning and wonder why I'm tired," she said.

Oddly enough, Trish did not become involved with the Race for the Cure after she was diagnosed and treated for cancer. She has been involved for 12 years, almost as long as the Race has been run in...