Breakthrough!

This BBC article just goes to show that advances are being made everyday in fighting blood cancers!

One month later....

Since I last posted, we've had several group practices (only one of which I could attend). It was a great start to the season. We ran the first mile in silence in honor of all those who have and had blood cancers. The next two miles went by very quickly, and it was great catching up with my mentees! Brent had bagels and cream cheese for us when we finished, and then we all headed over to Ragged Mountain for a very informative shoe fit clinic.


Unfortunately, that was probably the last time I trained in December. My grandmother passed away December 10 from cancer. It was so hard watching her fight, and even harder losing her. She is yet another reason why I'm doing this race. It's so encouraging when new advances are made in the fight against blood cancers, and often those same treatments can be used in other forms of cancer.

On the fundraising side, I should finally send out my letters this week. I'm getting a bit nervous since I'm so late in sending them out, but I'm hoping between letters, maybe a raffle, and perhaps another event with some of my teammates, I'll be able to raise $5000. To donate online, click here.