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I'm so glad that Susan is a survivor and that you and she went as part of a team. I hope you can keep doing this for many years. Thank you for sharing this with us! I am sure that I am somehow "better off" for having read it. So much of our human existence is a struggle against our own fallen human nature, it seems. Reading this helps me to remember that we are also capable of greats feats of valor. Keep running Laurie; it is dong you and the others affected by it (including us now) more “good” than you probably realize. Which is not to say that I do not think you understand how good this is, it is to say that we only get so many chances at experiencing these types of “good;” we need to fully grab onto every one of them. I ran this race in NYC a few years back. What a worthy cause. Nicely done! Were you wearing your V.com t-shirt? : ) She clearly was not wearing it, as you can see by the picture, but that omission is understandable. Good job, Laurie! My partner and I have have several friends who have fought the B/C battle. Most have won and a couple of them, sadly, have not.

In support, we have done the Koman walk 3 times now in 2 different cities. It's a wonderful experience. Every year we look forward to being able to do a small but important part in the fight.

I whole heartedly encourage anyone who hasn't had the experience of participating in a Koman event to do it!

Here in Buffalo NY, we have a huge cancer clinic, (Roswell Park) that has several fund raisers during the year. As there is a cadre of runners and bikers in the Bflo Phil,they usually participate in the running and riding. As a prostate and multiple myeloma stem cell recipient survivor, I volunteer each Tuesday and during most of the fund raisers. My value is when a patient I'm wheelchairing to radiation or chemo says, "You have no idea what it's like", I offer to display my 3rd set of hair...this usually results in some uplifting dialog. For those that haven't been touched personally or had a close friend afflicted, odds are that it's just a time differential. We're all stuck here on earth and must make do...pity our plight is compounded with war and greed, when there's chamber music to be enjoyed ! This is so very cool. Congrats, and hats off to you. (Love the line about crossing the finish line fashionably late!) truly gives one pause....

thanks for your courage. Maybe we all can look life in the face a bit differently.

bravo

congratulations! running for such a goal is always the best prize. Wish I had been there too.