Well, we had our first official "coached run" this past Saturday in Emeryville along the waterfront, it was beautiful. Even though I has just had chemo two days prior -- I did participate! (against my doctor's orders, but I felt it would be better for my soul than sitting it out.)
It was so great to listen to our Team Honoree, David, talk about his experience with chemo and training. Especially since he always talks about his miracle drug, Rituxan, which was developed her in the San Francisco Bay Area with research funds directly from TnT!
The reason I was so excited about hearing about his experiences with Rituxan, is because I will be starting 4 weeks of chemo this Thursday with that exact drug. He said I will "love" it! (As much as anyone can love chemo I suppose.) My hair won't fall out and I shouldn't have as many bad side effects. However, some of the down sides are that my old treatments were very short compared to the new Rituxan treatments. I used to go once every few months, for a couple of hours total. Now, I will be going once a week for the next 4 weeks and I will be on the IV for 6 hours at a time! ;-/
Oh well, this is life, and I am happy to have one at all! And happy I am blessed with great family, friends, TnT teammates, and the best DOCTORS & NURSES!
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