My Fundraising Page

Racing to Save Lives

Hey everyone! Welcome to my fundraising home page. I'm training for the Walt Disney World 1/2 marathon as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training (TNT). I'm working hard to get donations and raise funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I am completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling or have battled blood cancers. These people are truly heroes!

Please donate today! Support TNT and help advance LLS's mission.

Also, I'll be posting periodic updates on this site, so be sure to check back to see my progress. Thanks for your support!

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August 19, 2008 update:

The half marathon (13.1 miles) isn't until January, but we're already training hard. On Saturday, we had a 6 mile run. It actually went very well. The group I'm in ran a nice, steady pace. It was refreshing!

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August 23, 2008 update:

So, after a night of very little sleep, I managed to roll out of bed at 6:15 a.m. and head to White Rock Lake for our team run. It was very hot and sticky this morning, and I was thankful that I only had to do a 4 mile run!

Before we ran, a wonderful and inspiring woman spoke to us about running the Chicago marathon and the Alaska marathon. She started running with TNT after her husband was diagnosed with a blood cancer. Unfortunately, her husband lost his battle with cancer in April 2007. But she's still doing things in his memory to help LLS because she wants there to be more signs and shirts that say "In honor of..." instead of "In memory of..." She talked about her husband with a loving tone that contained hints of sorrow and longing. What an amazing woman!

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August 24, 2008 Update:

This morning I rolled out of bed at around 5:40 to get to White Rock Lake by 6:30. TNT volunteered to man the mile 1 and mile 13 water/Gatorade stop for a half-marathon race today. It was a lot of fun meeting Team members that aren't in my training group. One couple brought their 2 1/2 year old daughter with them, and she had a blast handing out water to the runners. Many participants went out of their way to be sure to get water from her! She was so excited to help! It made me really miss Shylah! She would have loved seeing so many people!

Despite the fact that he's not really a morning person, Steven volunteered to go with me and work the stop. At first, I think he thought it was just too early; but after he started to become more awake and alert, he really seemed to enjoy it. All of the participants were impressive--the first few finishers sped their way to the finish line, and the last few finishers completed the race despite the heat and humidity! They all deserve praise! All-in-all, a great morning and a great way to get the word out about TNT and LLS!

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October 3, 2008 update:

I'm so excited so many people have donated so far. But I still have bit to go, so keep those donations coming :-)

I have been fluish this week, But while I've been at home resting, I've had several people drop off items for the TNT garage sale! I'm thrilled that so many people have decided to donate items.

And FYI, the garage sale is tomorrow, October 4, from 8 a.m. to noon at 9705 Maplehill Drive. For those of you in the Dallas area, be sure to stop by. The money for anything you buy will go to LLS. Plus, there's going to be some neat stuff: a washer/dryer combo, electronics, furniture, clothes, etc. Stop buy and shop for a cause!

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October 11, 2008 update:

Well, I have good news and I have bad news.

Good news: I didn't have the flu last week and I now know what was ailing me.

Bad news: I went to the doctor on Thursday, a she ran some tests and told me it looks like I have mono. When we were younger, my sisteer Jennette caught mono twice and I was lucky enough to not catch it. I remember how exhausted she was. Now, I'm feeling it. I'm going to have to take a break from training, but not from fundraising. I'm still trying to reach my goal before mid December. And in about a month I should be ready to start training again. I just can't wait to not feel so tired! :)