Guys, Another 4th of July and another race. The only road race in my home town of Merrimack is tomorrow. I have run the race every year since it started 7...
Well, I ran the race this morning. The weather was great - 60 to 65, partly cloudy, no wind. There were 540 runners this year. I finished 7th in my age group....
On Tuesday I was riding my bicycle. It stopped. I was still going 20mph. I dove head first onto the road. At the ER the X-rays showed no broken bones. Yippee! ...
Yesterday I ran a 5 miler with difficult hills. I haven't trained in the past two weeks because of the bike injury. I finished the race, but I wasn't prepared...
WOW. . Chuck you are something. . . what an inspiration. I'm just happy to get up and down a flight of stairs with my fake knees. . (had them replaced 2 1/2...
I spent Monday afternoon at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The main topic was the return of Jon Lester pitching for the Boston Red Sox after becoming...
Evie, The key is that you are "happy" getting up and down stairs. Have a great time in Hawaii. I hear that the weather is great this time of year. At noon you...
Fellow Survivors, When Evie suggested Valentines Day for a diary day, I thought it was going to be too long. The longer I think about it the more I like it. ...
Guys, Yesterday was a good day. Jackie saw her orthopedic surgeon. He told her that she should expect to continue healing from her rotator cuff surgery for...
Greetings from Clarkston, WA, our summer home this year. I've been working with a woman who is not doing well in her battle with brain cancer. They've started...
Marla, Kimberlee Caladonia is now in our thoughts and prayers. Mapquest shows the river through Clarkston as having one name on the West half and another on...
The Clearwater comes in from the east and joins the Snake River to continue (as the Snake) west. The Snake originates south of here and comes up by us....
Are you or do you know someone who is a CANCER SURVIVOR age 14-24? Survivor Network is a non-profit Canadian based network of childhood cancer survivors, who...
I keep running with very little training while I am having physical therapy on my left shoulder from the bike accident. I'm happy running, but I am not getting...
Friends, Last Saturday night I was watching the Red Sox baseball game. For 4 days I had suffered diarrhea. During the game I have severe abdominal cramps. They...
I am happy. My wonderful Boston Red Sox beat the Yankees for the division and my super New England (nee Boston) Patriots are undefeated. I really disliked...
Chuck: I am happy for you even though I don't really follow sports very much. I have made it to the two year mark (from completing radiation) and now only...
Laurie, Thank you. Sports are just one of the things that make me feel good. Music and reading - fiction and non-fiction - work good, too. Congratulations on...
Chuck: I was so happy with my anniversary that it floored me the Monday after I wrote the email my oncologist called and they are putting me on estrogen for...
My name is Jennifer and I recently signed up to receive messages. I am trying to reach out to other cancer survivors to help me deal with mine. Chuck, I am so...
Welcome Jennifer, my name is Laurie and I was diagnosed with Endometrial Uterine Cancer two years ago. I just reached the point of thinking I would only be...
Way to go Laurie. . . I faced a similar situation nearly 15 yrs. ago. . . worrying only makes wrinkles. . . that was the advice my surgeon gave me.? I'll be...
Hi, Jennifer! Welcome to this group. My name is Marla, and I was diagnosed with breast cancer 14 years ago. My prognosis was that IF the chemo worked, I would...
Evelyn: Thanks, this time I am not going the victim route - but trying out the survivor route! I appreciate your note and the prayers. Will definetly let...
Jennifer, I'm Chuck's wife, Jackie, he had prostate cancer AND esophageal cancer. In between those two I got ACC (adenoid cystic carcinoma) in the lacrimal...
Even after 5 years out, I tell have test anxiety every time I have any done. So does Chuck, after 10 years. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Please let...
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Thanks Laurie. Your kind words mean a lot to me. I have tried other sites and noone has ever responded and they were hard to figure out. I wish I was close...