Today, December 18th, 2010, I filled out my paperwork, handed it and have recommited to the team, and promised them that I will continue to train with the team, so that they can buy my entry into the superseal triathlon on March 27th, 2011. I also need to thank everyone for their donations to date. I have met the minimum amount needed (first time doing that before recommitment) and was kept out of the TNT jail. But I still have a personal goal of raising $3,000, and I hope to meet that goal with your continued support.
As you have read in past posts, I am dedicating this event to Tyler and Raul, but I have not forgotten about my cousin Roy, NoJo, Virginia, and the many others out there who are battling cancer, and those who have lost their battle. I am honored to be doing this race in their honor. I'm adding one more person to the list, which really gets me mad. This morning at our training session, one of the participants on the team, Laurence, gave his mission moment (for those of you who are not part of the TNT family, that's when someone tells you their story of why they are involved with TNT) Laurence, is a funny guy, he's always there to tell a joke, give a sarcastic comment, and he's an all around great guy. So when he got up there to give his moment, and he was a little quieter then usual, I knew this was serious. Laurence informed the team that he's been battling Non Hodgkins Lymphoma since 2001. He went into remission, and right after his 5th anniversary of being cancer free. It returned, and he's been battling it every since. I was shocked, this seemingly carefree, class clown, has been battling a deadly disease and I didn't know. I couldn't tell, he was out there on his bike riding 20 miles with us, he was out there running a mile time trial (in a time so much faster then mine), and getting into the pool with us and swimming laps. He was healthy, he was laughing, he was "normal". But he isn't. He's sick, he's no longer going to be able to continue training with us, as he is about to start chemotherapy in the next few days. His body is going to be pecked and poked, he's going to most likely lose his hair, he's going to be "sick". And you know what he said? He said thank you, Thanks for helping him get better, to have something to look forward to (he plans on coming to the events to cheer us on).
It's not fair. I'm really hoping to help find a cure for this disease that knows no boundries, that thinks it can do what ever it wants, to whom ever it pleases. So if you can, please take a moment to go to my fundraising site, and make a donation. Just like cancer, LLS does not care how much, ou give, every penny from this point on that I raise, goes directly to LLS and research, support services, and so many other things, that I can't name them all. We need to find a cure so that people like Laurence, Roy, Tyler, Raul, Virginia, Natalie, et al. don't have to put up a fight like this anymore.
I'll resume my regular training updates soon. But this was a bit more important this week.
No comments:
Post a Comment