I'm all signed up and ready for the starting line.... or at least I'm hoping to be ready in about 4 months! I've committed to raising $1,200 and it seems a little daunting right now. I'm thinking about some fundraisers, some fun stuff, and all the training... and it seems more like fun right now, than like some scary thing I've gotten myself into. So far, so good.
I had surgery earlier this year (October) which has enabled me (in theory) to be more active and comfortably active - so this marathon training is an experiment of sorts. I get to try to the new body out. Too bad I can't turn it in like a pair of shoes if it doesn't go so well.
I often think about our cancer patients like this. I wonder if they'd ever wished they could just "swap" their bad liver for a good one or maybe find a special 2 for 1 deal on kidneys on ebay? Our bodies are much more dainty and intricate than we'd like to believe. We're made up of atoms, molecules, water, and air.... it is a wonder that we can do what we can, as fast as we can, and that we have the power to control it. There are so many complex systems, so much to go wrong, and for most of us - it goes right. Just think about it, though. I've thought about this a lot lately. How can we help those who need it? How will we be helped if/when we need it? What happens when things go "wrong"?
Some resources and food for thought:
www.donatelife.net/ Donate Organs
http://www.psbc.org/ Donate Blood
http://www.marrow.org/ Donate Marrow
www.active.com/donate/tntwaak/StaceyHolda Donate Money
I had surgery earlier this year (October) which has enabled me (in theory) to be more active and comfortably active - so this marathon training is an experiment of sorts. I get to try to the new body out. Too bad I can't turn it in like a pair of shoes if it doesn't go so well.
I often think about our cancer patients like this. I wonder if they'd ever wished they could just "swap" their bad liver for a good one or maybe find a special 2 for 1 deal on kidneys on ebay? Our bodies are much more dainty and intricate than we'd like to believe. We're made up of atoms, molecules, water, and air.... it is a wonder that we can do what we can, as fast as we can, and that we have the power to control it. There are so many complex systems, so much to go wrong, and for most of us - it goes right. Just think about it, though. I've thought about this a lot lately. How can we help those who need it? How will we be helped if/when we need it? What happens when things go "wrong"?
Some resources and food for thought:
www.donatelife.net/ Donate Organs
http://www.psbc.org/ Donate Blood
http://www.marrow.org/ Donate Marrow
www.active.com/donate/tntwaak/StaceyHolda Donate Money
