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Today I cancelled my hotel reservation for The Boston Marathon and I thought I would be sad, but instead I felt a bit of elation. July 30th, that is the date, I will be running my portion of the Coast to Coast for Cancer Marathon into DC, as the date draws near I feel a spark and hunger for adventure, it’s almost like a giant springboard towards something new and amazing. Yes, I have run a marathon, I have certainly raised money for different organizations, but to run 26.2 miles FOR cancer as a cancer survivor while raising $7,500 to help other cancer patients gives me a feeling that I do not think I can put into words. I truly hope that if you are able to run with me that day you will join me for some, if not all of the miles. You can purchase a mile for $200, and dedicate it to whomever you wish (but you can run with me regardless of donation).
Giving
back, paying it forward, call it what you will…I still deal physically with the
aftermath of a horrific birth experience as well as the many effects that
cancer and the treatment have had on my body, but here I am, running marathons to help people in my same situation; for the first time in my life I feel like
screaming “look at me, look at me”, the feeling is that invigorating...to be able to
give back as I am still going through it.
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| Running after cancer is THE BEST!!!! |
As
I raise money through your generous donations I am helping other cancer
patients by providing direct patient care, yet on some level I am hoping that I may
offer someone a spark of hope, a beacon of hope. Having gone
through cancer at age 36 I did not have anyone I could look to or relate to…I
pray that you will share my story if you know ANYONE going through cancer and
the rigors and hell of treatment. Let
them know that you can thrive after and even during treatment, that cancer does
not end your life…it simply changes your journey. Your cancer may cause your body to eventually
fail but all bodies fail one day, my goal has always been to keep my cancer
from killing my spirit. God has blessed
me with an indomitable will, an unusual energy level, and dauntless determination…cancer can take NONE of those things from me…unless I allow it to...sorry
folks, I am rooting for me on this one!
If
you have been considering donating to my race please do so…do it now!
