By now, most of us have seen the popular movie “Forrest Gump,” the story of a man with a learning disability who tells his life story to strangers at a bus stop. He grew up in the south with Jenny as his only friend. He goes on to become a Vietnam war hero and then the man who ran across the country, crisscrossing from coast to coast a few times. “Run, Forrest, run!” is a joke that most people use without a second thought.
In real life, Dave Brown may not be Forrest Gump, but he’s
just as determined to walk across the country. But instead of doing it because
he “just felt like running,” Dave is promoting ovarian cancer awareness and
fundraising for research because his wife had died of the disease a few years
ago.
In “Forrest Gump,” Forrest grows a beard and loses weight
throughout his trek. In real life, Dave has actually gained weight because of
support from residents across the county. On April 11, Dave had crossed into
Indiana from Ohio on his 42 walking day.
“I am definitely going to be the first person to walk across
the country and gain weight,” he blogged after receiving cookies and other
treats from an Ohio woman who lost her sister and mother-in-law to ovarian cancer.
And like Forrest Gump, Dave has gained a following on the
road. A steady stream of walkers have joined Brown throughout his trek.
“I had expected my walk to be much more of a walk of
solitude,” he blogged. ”Nine of the last ten days someone has walked at least
part of the day with me which has been great.”
To donate to help Dave’s cause, click
here.
To read Dave’s blogs, click here.
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