A different type of posting day, since we are kicking of the big countdown I thought I would let you know how things are going behind the scenes...
I wanted to post this message from Coach Paul (Tuesday/Wednesday) running partner. His son is our honored teammate (Jason 3 1/2 yrs) and he posted this update about his son! If you read this... you are a part of my team and this pertains to you too!
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Hello Team:
I just wanted to give you a status on Jason's treatment. Jason went into CHOC today for his quarterly LP, which involves a conscious sedation, then drawing fluid from his spinal column. After that, chemo is injected into his spine. The reason for the chemo in the spine is to destroy any cancer cells,which may be in the spinal fluid. These cells would have a direct route to the brain otherwise. Jason will be on steroids and 4 other meds this week. The steroid makes him cranky to say the least, and also raises his blood pressure. It is all about comfort foods and cuddling this week.
Have a great week training!
Coach Paul
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My final fundraising deadline is coming up quick and I am almost at my minimum fun-raising goal with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I have raised a total of $2,536 and my goal is $2,800! That means I am only $264 away from making my goal to help in finding a cure for cancer! Join me in this race for a cure by donating to my website http://www.active.com/donate/tntors/tntorsMPires
… remember this is tax deductible and if I can get 10 people to donate $1 per mile that will equal $26.20 per person and I will make my goal! I am mailing checks on May 5th to insure proper timing for posting to my fundraising account by the deadline May 16th! Online donations post instantly!
My mid week training is going great. I ran 7 miles on Tuesday and Wednesday for a total of 14 miles. I have 5 more to go... can I do it before Saturday's run? YOU BET! I am a little sore but overall I feel GREAT! Paul and I had some good random conversations while we ran and it made the time fly by. We were 19 seconds faster on Wednesday with a finish time of 1:13:07 on Wednesday and Tuesday's run was 1:13:22!!!!!!
Yesterday for those who didn't know about the 31 flavors Baskin Robbins deal... they were offering a single scoop ice cream from 5pm-10pm for $0.31!!!! I LOVE ICE CREAM!!!!!!! So I went their after running 7 miles and before dinner, LOL! I hope no dietitian is reading this!!!! Anyway... the word got out and the lines were too long. SO I went home and had ice cream from my freezer :)~ It was just too cold outside 62 degrees and I was too gross from my run to want to wait for a cheap ice cream so... SKINNY COW ice cream it was!
Thank you so much for your support, encouragement, and ultimately for helping find a cure! Praying for cool weather this Saturday!
Melissa
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