I am one week out from treatment, one week left until treatment #4 (the last of the A/C that is so nasty on my body!!!). I feel pretty good today, other than being really tired. Esther took the little kids for a couple of hours today so I could take a nap. THANKS Esther! I have never been a regular taker of naps, but I sure need them right now. If I sit too long, it's all over!
Three weeks before I was diagnosed, I registered for the Ogden Half Marathon. I had never done one and thought I was up for it. I guess before cancer, I WAS up for it! After I was diagnosed I determined to do it anyway, treat it like my last pregnancy and push through it. And if I could do it, so could my friends and family! So, I've been recruiting and it's been fun!
This should be an uneventful week, so you may not hear from me regularly. I'm going to try to clean up my yard and get to the gym, that is probably all I can handle. I managed to get to the gym tonight and did my weights. By the time I was done, my legs were shaking. I jogged for 10 minutes (.89 miles), just a fraction of the 13.1 miles I (plus my team of 12+) will be doing on May 15th. I feel optimistic this week that I can at least walk it, but I do have my doubts sometimes. Esther told me she would push a wheelchair and I can rest when I need to. The things friends do for friends! I think most of us are planning on walking the entire race and it will be a blast, even if the paramedics have to haul me to the finish line!
2 comments:
I love the idea of a wheelchair! I will take a turn too!!
I finally have some jogging buddies who take pity on me to try to train me to be a jogger. I am a faster walker than they are, so even if I walk, it's doable.
When does the 1/2 marathon hit in your treatment schedule? I guess you just tackle it a day at a time and if you aren't up to it, we will do it for you!
I'm glad you're nearing the end of the A/C treatment and hopefully the next one doesn't treat you so rough.
Keep going forward and have a great "off" week!!
Love ya.
Colleen
Hey Colleen!
I'm supposed to have a treatment the Monday before the race, but I'm going to postpone it one week so I'll be in "top form"! They tell me the last 4 won't be as bad as the first, so hopefully I can have some energy to get through it. My sister pointed out tonight that I should just walk on the treadmill and increase my time, not worry about running. That wears me right out! If I walk 4.0 mph, the race will take just over 3 hours. That is something I can wrap my mind around!
Love you too! I am still thinking about the stories you told me about, great things are coming from you!
Kim : )
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