Fundraising is not an easy thing, but you know what cancer isn't easy either. Please take a moment to read my story.
May 1, 2010 My husband John signed up with USA Fit-Cypress to train for his first 1/2 marathon. A few days later we signed up to run the San Antonio marathon.
June 30, 2010 John has a biopsy of a lump in his neck
July 7, 2010 John is diagnosed with a malignant tumor and surgery was scheduled.
July 25, 2010 John ran 3 miles (5K) in San Franciso which was the final leg of a "progressive marathon" (he had logged 23 miles at home)
July 30, 2010 John ran 7 miles!! The longest he has ever ran~~ this would be his last run
August 4, 2010 John had a radical neck dissection. Surgery took 5 hours they removed his complete thyroid and 68 lymph nodes. Many of them contained cancer.
August 16, 2010 John started DAILY radiation treatments (see picture..when I can get it loaded for now look at Face Book) which lasted until October 8, 2010...........8 weeks of radiation. He lost his taste buds, he had severe burns to his head, neck, and back. He lost the ability to swallow food and lost 41 pounds!!! He had to sleep sitting up and gagged and vomited all night EVERY night!
October 7, 2010 We had a big scare and were told he might have more cancer. Many STAT tests were ordered and all came back positive (meaning no more cancer!)
October 12, 2010 John was admitted to the hospital to have radiation iodine treatment. He swallowed a pill to make him radioactive. No one can be near him and he was not allowed to take anything with him to the hospital because all around him would have to be destroyed.
October 14 my sweet husband sat alone in a room wrapped in plastic waiting for the Geiger counters to have a low enough reading to allow him to come home.
It is now May 10, 2011 and John still has a little trouble swallowing and cannot taste food, but he is healthier and has even run three 1/2 marathons. The most special one was the New Orleans 1/2 Marathon where we ran side by side. I raised 2,200 for cancer research in that race and now I hope that you will help me raise 13,100.00 this time in honor of John and the 12 other families you will read about on this blog. May God bless you and your family and may you always be cancer free.
May 1, 2010 My husband John signed up with USA Fit-Cypress to train for his first 1/2 marathon. A few days later we signed up to run the San Antonio marathon.
June 30, 2010 John has a biopsy of a lump in his neck
July 7, 2010 John is diagnosed with a malignant tumor and surgery was scheduled.
July 25, 2010 John ran 3 miles (5K) in San Franciso which was the final leg of a "progressive marathon" (he had logged 23 miles at home)
July 30, 2010 John ran 7 miles!! The longest he has ever ran~~ this would be his last run
August 4, 2010 John had a radical neck dissection. Surgery took 5 hours they removed his complete thyroid and 68 lymph nodes. Many of them contained cancer.
August 16, 2010 John started DAILY radiation treatments (see picture..when I can get it loaded for now look at Face Book) which lasted until October 8, 2010...........8 weeks of radiation. He lost his taste buds, he had severe burns to his head, neck, and back. He lost the ability to swallow food and lost 41 pounds!!! He had to sleep sitting up and gagged and vomited all night EVERY night!
October 7, 2010 We had a big scare and were told he might have more cancer. Many STAT tests were ordered and all came back positive (meaning no more cancer!)
October 12, 2010 John was admitted to the hospital to have radiation iodine treatment. He swallowed a pill to make him radioactive. No one can be near him and he was not allowed to take anything with him to the hospital because all around him would have to be destroyed.
October 14 my sweet husband sat alone in a room wrapped in plastic waiting for the Geiger counters to have a low enough reading to allow him to come home.
It is now May 10, 2011 and John still has a little trouble swallowing and cannot taste food, but he is healthier and has even run three 1/2 marathons. The most special one was the New Orleans 1/2 Marathon where we ran side by side. I raised 2,200 for cancer research in that race and now I hope that you will help me raise 13,100.00 this time in honor of John and the 12 other families you will read about on this blog. May God bless you and your family and may you always be cancer free.
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