Running:

 Something to listen to while you read:


Running has always been a huge part of my life.  My fellow runners understand it when I say "I truly enjoy running." One year in high school I even went to running camp. I used to run on the roads all over the place.  Then I got married and had kids.  It was harder to actually run outside.  I bought myself a treadmill. I used to run either at 4:00 AM before work or after Ruthie went to bed.  Then it was after Elisheva and Ruthie went to bed.  Then it was....well Shua didn't really go to bed at a decent time.  He is finally just getting the concept of a bed time and actually sleeping for most of the night.

I have already posted about my Tuesdays after Taxol.  These are great days for me. I can move around freely and accomplish tasks.  I do as much as I can on Tuesdays because I know what is to come on Wednesday and Thursday.

This pictures is for my oncologist.   You have three pregnancies where you gained enormous amounts of weight, 8 rounds of chemo which does all sorts of things to your body, and be mentally preparing for a bi-lateral mastectomy and then we can discuss losing weight.

 

Then I continued to walk for the rest of the hour.  Totaling: 4.6 miles.


Melissa Etheridge says it best:

I run for hope
I run to feel
I run for the truth
For all that is real
I run for your mother your sister your wife
I run for you and me my friend I run for life

When the song first came out it was a source of motivation when I was running on the treadmill.  Now the song has even more meaning to me. No one ever expects to be the "one" with cancer.  Now, I am running for myself.   Thank you Adele for bringing the song back into my life.  It was a great source of motivation as I used the treadmill this morning.

I promise the next blog will be lighter and will totally make you laugh. Will work on it now and post it tomorrow.

Can't wait for the Walk/Run on Sunday.  I know that the Taxol will make it difficult for me to actually do the walking but I will be there trying my best!  Thank you to all the people that have been working hard to make it happen.   It means so much to me.