just a month away

2008 Race for the Cure
Sunday, August 10th

i got registered today for this year's race. i can't believe it's only a month away.

i found out this week that my aunt cathy, uncle charles, and possibly cousin kristin will be here this year over race weekend.

how cool will it be for them to be here for this?!? i am excited to see them, and also to have them here for such a special event.

the deadline for individual online registry is monday, august 4, 2008 at 11:59pm.

you can click on the komen logo to get to the registration site:
click on 'individual registration', and then '5K Run/Walk (or 1 mi. fun walk)'.

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health update:

bones: good!

heart: good!

blood: good!

all good news, but the best news is that i don't have to go back until after vacation. this may (hopefully) be the longest i have gone in two years without stepping foot into a medical facility and/or getting stuck with needles.

when i return i will go in once a week for my PT test. i am still on coumadin, so they need to monitor me closely for that.

in addition to the weekly bloodwork, i will have a ct scan on 8/22, and will see dr. mck. again on 8/28.

oh, also...we decided to do regular chest x-rays so we can keep a close eye on the pesky fluid that likes to hang out with my left lung. it's an easier, cheaper, and more effective test than a ct for this particular purpose.

in the meantime, i am trying to get everything in order at work and home before i take off for arkansas on sunday.

it's a busy busy (but good) time for me, if i haven't written or called you back, i apologize...my life is sort of a whirlwind right now.

i feel a bit of my old energy returning, but i am still tired...and bald...and chubby!

It's a blur since they told me about it
How the darkness had taken its toll
And they cut into my skin and they cut into my body
But they will never get a piece of my soul
And now I'm still learning the lesson
To awake when I hear the call
And if you ask me why I am still running
I'll tell you I run for us all

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

And someday if they tell you about it
If the darkness knocks on your door
Remember her, remember me
We will be running as we have before
Running for answers
Running for more

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 daughter, your wife
I run for you and me, my friend
I run for life

I Run for Life ~ Melissa Etheridge