RavenScallywag
11-01-2011, 04:04 PM
The title sounds really ego-centric, but I didn't know how else to title this, and I didn't want to post this in OT because a lot of people might miss it...
Those who post here often might remember back in May/June I posted about my wife being diagnosed with colon cancer. She's been through a few rounds of chemo, had lots of side effects and lots of setbacks. But today, she finally had surgery, and we got a nice boost of good news. The surgeon was able to remove all of the tumor and lymph nodes associated. He checked some lymph nodes in her abdomen that were lighting up in scans and, according to him, they do not feel like they are affected by the cancer. There are still nodes that lit up in her neck and armpit, but her oncologist had not been overly concerned about them. This surgeon had said to her a month ago "We can do surgery, but I do not think it will prolong your life expectancy". Today, he told me "Things are looking better than I thought a month ago". So I fully take this as great news, she's not out of the woods yet, but I'd say this was kind've like the Allies storing the beach at Normandy.
Now, the reason I posted back in May/June was to ask for support in my plan to run the D.C. Undy 5k on November 5th, 2011. At the time, I was not really running but determined to get into running shape and do this. I'd like to thank EVERYONE who donated or passed this along. We got a great early kickoff from a lot of board members, and we've done really well in the last few months, reaching, exceeding, and DOUBLING our goal, with our current total at $2080. In the last 5-6 months, I've dropped from 260 pounds to JUST above 200. And this past week, I was able to run 5 km twice in 4 days. So there you have it, I put my mind to doing this, and on Saturday, I will. Thanks for the support in helping this cause, and as a side effect, motivating my ass to get into shape. Because of this, I have a new goal of completing the DC Tough Mudder, tenatively scheduled for May 2012. I was thinking about doing it before, but am even more determined now, since if my wife can make it through major colorectal surgery, a 10 mile obstacle course involving live wires, fires, ice baths, walls, and greased up half pipes can't be anything harder, right?
If anyone is interested in donating or passing the word along, or just seeing post race pictures (if they don't let me update, I'll post another thread), please check out this link: http://support.ccalliance.org/site/TR/5K/UndyNEW?team_id=12660&pg=team&fr_id=1441
Once again, THANK YOU!
Those who post here often might remember back in May/June I posted about my wife being diagnosed with colon cancer. She's been through a few rounds of chemo, had lots of side effects and lots of setbacks. But today, she finally had surgery, and we got a nice boost of good news. The surgeon was able to remove all of the tumor and lymph nodes associated. He checked some lymph nodes in her abdomen that were lighting up in scans and, according to him, they do not feel like they are affected by the cancer. There are still nodes that lit up in her neck and armpit, but her oncologist had not been overly concerned about them. This surgeon had said to her a month ago "We can do surgery, but I do not think it will prolong your life expectancy". Today, he told me "Things are looking better than I thought a month ago". So I fully take this as great news, she's not out of the woods yet, but I'd say this was kind've like the Allies storing the beach at Normandy.
Now, the reason I posted back in May/June was to ask for support in my plan to run the D.C. Undy 5k on November 5th, 2011. At the time, I was not really running but determined to get into running shape and do this. I'd like to thank EVERYONE who donated or passed this along. We got a great early kickoff from a lot of board members, and we've done really well in the last few months, reaching, exceeding, and DOUBLING our goal, with our current total at $2080. In the last 5-6 months, I've dropped from 260 pounds to JUST above 200. And this past week, I was able to run 5 km twice in 4 days. So there you have it, I put my mind to doing this, and on Saturday, I will. Thanks for the support in helping this cause, and as a side effect, motivating my ass to get into shape. Because of this, I have a new goal of completing the DC Tough Mudder, tenatively scheduled for May 2012. I was thinking about doing it before, but am even more determined now, since if my wife can make it through major colorectal surgery, a 10 mile obstacle course involving live wires, fires, ice baths, walls, and greased up half pipes can't be anything harder, right?
If anyone is interested in donating or passing the word along, or just seeing post race pictures (if they don't let me update, I'll post another thread), please check out this link: http://support.ccalliance.org/site/TR/5K/UndyNEW?team_id=12660&pg=team&fr_id=1441
Once again, THANK YOU!