A True Inspiration

Last Saturday, Robert and I had the pleasure of meeting and visiting with Iditarod Musher Dee Dee Jonrowe. Dee Dee was in town to speak on behalf of breast cancer awareness, inspire students and School District employees, as well as speak to local Kennel Club members.


On Saturday morning, we attended the Meet and Greet breakfast for school district employees at Central Services. We met Dee Dee and visited with her before her presentation and she was kind enough to autograph some old Iditarod Trading Cards that Robert had collected. Immediately we could sense what a wonderful, kind, and genuine person she is.

Dee Dee began her presentation with a little background and history lesson of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Woven into her presentation were photos of herself and her dog teams over the years as she shared stories of her 28 Iditarod runs. Stories of courage, determination, humor, and inspiration. She also told of her courageous battles outside of the Iditarod, which included a traumatic car accident, and her recent fight with breast cancer. By the end of the presentation the whole room had laughed, shed a few tears, and most of all been incredibly inspired by this small, yet tremendously strong woman.

Saturday afternoon, we were able to visit with Dee Dee once more and sit in on a question and answer session with the Casper Kennel Club on Casper Mountain. This was especially interesting for Robert since he raised and raced sled dogs for quite some time on the mountain before he and I met.


We follow the Iditarod every year and Dee Dee has always been one of our favorites. It was a pleasure to meet her and we will carry her inspiration with us forever.

To read more about Dee Dee and the true inspiration that she is, visit her Web site at: http://www.deedeejonrowe.com/