Haven't posted in awhile but I promise I'm still running my legs, butt, and lungs off. I am now at 55 miles. Some days I do not want to go. Today, about a mile in I was dying. It was tough. But I finished with an average mile better than my last two weeks. Funny how that works.
I heard a survivor speak tonight at the meeting I am currently sitting in on. He has survived cancer 3 times. He has been dealing with cancer since he was 2. 2 years old. I cannot imagine what that is like. 16 years of dealing with this disease. Over and over. He said a few words about his best friend who passed away last year from cancer that he met through Relay. He spoke on Relay helped his family with travel from the Southern Coast to Portland, over a 5 hour drive one way each week. They helped with his lodging. He also said something which will be in my mind tomorrow when I'm wheezing along on the Amazon bike trail.
He said that cancer does not discriminate. It does not care if you have your whole life ahead of you or behind you. Doesn't care if you're rich or poor. Doesn't care about your gender identity, race or age.
I never really thought about it in that way. It can happen to anyone. There is a 1 in 2 chance that I will get it, and a 1 in 3 chance that Nyla will.
That's scary. Really scary. Scarier than snakes and I'm terrified of snakes. But some of the bravest people I know have and are kicking cancers butt. They prove there is hope.
There is always hope.
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Thanks for reading everyone. It means a lot.
Nathan
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