LiveStrong
Wow. I can’t believe it’s been a month since my last blog. It started out daily, moved to weekly, and now it looks like I’ve finally arrived at monthly blogging. I’m okay with that.
Lots to report.
Let’s start with the most recent:
Megan visited from NYC this weekend! It was so fun to see her. AND she was kind enough to indulge all my wedding-planning obsessions. Yay! What a good, patient friend.
We drove up to Dillon, and it was as if a mad-scientist was playing with the weather machine the whole time. In the one hour drive the weather changed dramatically about ten times; we saw sunshine, snow, slush, rain, and HAIL. Ridiculous. Welcome to Colorado!
Last night we drove to Megan’s other Colorado friend, and fellow blogger, Aubrey (of Let’s Make a Snack...). I was so delighted not only to finally see Aubrey, but also to partake in one of the exquisite meals I always see on her blog. Delicious! Before I left, Aubrey played her grand piano. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. I’ve never seen fingers move like that before. Her music was moving and inspiring, although she CLAIMED she hadn’t practiced in a while and was impaired by long finger nails and two glasses of wine. (I wish MY impairments resulted in something so beautiful!)
What I’m saying is, I left feeling artistically and culinaryally deficient.
Also, I had to leave Megan with her, so I left feeling depressed too.
(Kidding!)
Okay…on to other fun news:
I GOT MY BIKE! I traded my tax refund in for it. WOO HOO! It’s a Trek hybrid and it’s SO cool. Now I can start getting in bicycling-shape for the Team Sarcoma ride that’s two months away. What’s also neat is the model came in a LiveStrong version, so my bike is black, with the LiveStrong message on it. I decided to go with this one not only because 10% of my purchase will go to the LiveStrong organization, but because it will be a constant reminder of how far I’ve come and how lucky I am to be able to get on a bike. Whenever I check in on ABC-Survivors I realize how not everyone has had such a full recovery. Most sarcoma survivors have chronic pain or physical challenges that will last the rest of their lives. I’m not saying my body isn’t different now and that I will ever be able to be where I was before (I probably won’t ever run or ski or scurry down stairs or anything like that again), but there’s no doubt I’m extremely lucky to be doing so well, and my bike will be a daily celebration of that. It’s also why I’m so excited for the Team Sarcoma bike tour—because I want to raise awareness (and funds) so that more people can get properly diagnosed and properly treated as early as possible, so they can be lucky and get on a bike again too.
Lots to report.
Let’s start with the most recent:
Megan visited from NYC this weekend! It was so fun to see her. AND she was kind enough to indulge all my wedding-planning obsessions. Yay! What a good, patient friend.
We drove up to Dillon, and it was as if a mad-scientist was playing with the weather machine the whole time. In the one hour drive the weather changed dramatically about ten times; we saw sunshine, snow, slush, rain, and HAIL. Ridiculous. Welcome to Colorado!
Last night we drove to Megan’s other Colorado friend, and fellow blogger, Aubrey (of Let’s Make a Snack...). I was so delighted not only to finally see Aubrey, but also to partake in one of the exquisite meals I always see on her blog. Delicious! Before I left, Aubrey played her grand piano. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. I’ve never seen fingers move like that before. Her music was moving and inspiring, although she CLAIMED she hadn’t practiced in a while and was impaired by long finger nails and two glasses of wine. (I wish MY impairments resulted in something so beautiful!)
What I’m saying is, I left feeling artistically and culinaryally deficient.
Also, I had to leave Megan with her, so I left feeling depressed too.
(Kidding!)
Okay…on to other fun news:
I GOT MY BIKE! I traded my tax refund in for it. WOO HOO! It’s a Trek hybrid and it’s SO cool. Now I can start getting in bicycling-shape for the Team Sarcoma ride that’s two months away. What’s also neat is the model came in a LiveStrong version, so my bike is black, with the LiveStrong message on it. I decided to go with this one not only because 10% of my purchase will go to the LiveStrong organization, but because it will be a constant reminder of how far I’ve come and how lucky I am to be able to get on a bike. Whenever I check in on ABC-Survivors I realize how not everyone has had such a full recovery. Most sarcoma survivors have chronic pain or physical challenges that will last the rest of their lives. I’m not saying my body isn’t different now and that I will ever be able to be where I was before (I probably won’t ever run or ski or scurry down stairs or anything like that again), but there’s no doubt I’m extremely lucky to be doing so well, and my bike will be a daily celebration of that. It’s also why I’m so excited for the Team Sarcoma bike tour—because I want to raise awareness (and funds) so that more people can get properly diagnosed and properly treated as early as possible, so they can be lucky and get on a bike again too.
posted by Bone-a-fide @ 8:20 AM
2 Comments:
YAY BIKE!!!!! Don't be sad! We're just sitting in Colorado Springs missing you anyway. :) Is this YOUR leftover parfait I'm eating right now?
Megan left! Waaaaaaaaa! Bring her back!
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