A year ago I was recovering from six rounds of chemo for non-hodgkins follicular lymphoma. I was fortunate that we caught it in stage one and I was able to begin treatment quickly.
Going through chemo was a life altering experience. I will never forget going for my treatments and seeing folks who were clearly so much sicker than I. At two of my treatments, patients went into respiratory arrest and needed emergency attention. Even in my sickest moments, I had hope of feeling better soon. Some of the patients around me did not have that same hope.
One of the difficult side effects of chemo for me was that I could not even walk around the block with my husband without being winded and having heart palpitations. As a faithful exerciser most of my life, this was very frustrating. In the midst of this, I had a friend who trained with TNT on my behalf. She ran for me when I was struggling to even walk around the block.
This year, I am training for the Marine Corps Marathon on behalf of those who can't. It is a reminder to me of how much I have to be grateful for and how blessed I am to be alive.
I run with the hope that one day there will be a cure.
Shannon
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