05 November 2010

marathon time!

sunday is the big day for peter and his running mate, TK! i'm thankful that i feel well enough to join them, along with TK's wife and peter's family, for the weekend in NYC. peter and i have found a lot of inspiration in each other's journeys over the past few months. additionally, watching him run for hours every weekend made laying in bed feeling rotten seem a little less painful. if he could bring himself to make it through that fourth hour of running on any given saturday, i could surely make it through another hour of bad television. :)

i am tremendously grateful for all of the donations you made to this cause; together we raised $18,563.40 for the american cancer society! that's $18,563.40 towards valuable cancer research. $18,563.40 towards the type of studies that provided me enough data to make informed decisions about my own treatment. $18,563.40 towards support for cancer patients who don't have the family, friends and resources i am so fortunate to have. $18,563.40 closer to a cure...

2 comments:

Beth said...

This post gave me goosebumps! I'm so grateful that the trials done to date have helped in your decision making process. Congrats to you and Peter on your fundraising efforts to "pay it forward." I love you guys! Have a great weekend in NYC! Good Luck Peter and TK!

IHZ said...

Julie,
You and Peter are the best. Nice to see that you were in the good company of Al Roker and Merideth Vieira.
Keep smiling,
Irving Z.