Stand Up to Cancer

For my Alaskan friend.

No, not Governor Palin...even though she is the same age as Deb and me. How crazy is that? Makes me feel old.

Anyway....

Deb: I heard this song for the first time yesterday and instantly thought of you. I hope all went well today.

Just Stand Up

Everything will be alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah
The heart is stronger than you think,
It’s like it can go through anything
And even when you think it can’t
It finds a way to still push on, though

Sometimes you want to run away,
Ain’t got the patience for the pain,
And if you don’t believe it look into your heart
The beat goes on

I’m tellin’ you,
Things get better, through whatever,
If you fall, dust it off, don’t let up
Don’t you know
You can go
Be your own miracle

You need to know
If the mind keeps thinking you’ve had enough,
But the heart keeps telling you don’t give up
Who are we to be questioning, wondering what is what,
Don’t give up…THROUGH IT ALL,JUST STAND UP!

You need to know
If the mind keeps thinking you’ve had enough (I've had enough)
But the heart keeps telling you don’t give up (no, don't you give up)
Who are we to be questioning, wondering what is what,
Don’t give up… don't give up, just stand up
THROUGH IT ALL, JUST STAND UP! (just stand up)
THROUGH IT ALL, JUST STAND UP! (just stand up)

You don’t gotta be a prisoner in your mind
If you fall, dust it off
You can live your life
Yeah, let your heart be your guide
Yeah yeah yeah
And you will know that you’re good if you trust in the good
Everything will be alright, yeah, (alright)
Light up the dark, if you follow your heart
And it will get better
Through whatever

You got it in you, find it within,
You got in you, find it within now,
You got in you, find it within,
You got in you, find it within now,
You got in you, find it within,
You got in you, find it within now,
Find it within you, find it within
THROUGH IT ALL, JUST STAND UP!

Just Stand Up - Lots of Popular Girl Singers
(condensed lyrics...cuz they repeat themselves. A LOT.)

This is so not my kind of music, Mary J. is really the only one of them that I like. But I do like the message it imparts.

Tonight, NBC, ABC, and CBS will simultaneously devote 1 hour of commercial-free prime time to raise funds for the fight against cancer.

You can click on this picture to go to their site for more info and/or to donate:


I may or may not watch this myself. I know it's for a good cause and has the potential to reach and help a lot of people, but these kinds of shows with celebrities typically annoy me because they don't always portray cancer the way it really is for all of us non-celebrities.

Still though, it's good that they are raising awareness...and money.

Ironic: Mom just called while I was typing this to tell me about this show tonight (que Twilight Zone music).

EDIT: The show was actually pretty good. I DVRed it, so I'll be watching again for parts I missed. I hope they'll air it again.

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I had my chest x-ray today. Fluid is increased from when I was there in July. Durr...tell me something I don't know and feel with every breath I take. I get short of breath just trying to talk at times, and walking & breathing aren't going too well either.

I go in on Monday for my weekly PT/INR and will also see someone while I am there because of weird stuff going on with my right breast. It's always been my good one, and now it's acting up. Could just be because that's the side where the clot lives, could be some weird Coumadin side effect, or who knows what else with my whacked out body.

I'm supposed to watch it and take my temperature over the weekend and call them if anything changes or gets worse.

So, I'll be on boob watch all weekend. Hope you're all doing something equally as fun!