Moving Forward

First Meeting With Mayor Bob Apgar

The excitement of the race planning from Monday carried over throughout the week. Meeting with the Mayor, and Vickie who is doing our website and social media networking. Lots of emails about the vision and mission of ME STRONG as well as logistics about the race in January went back and forth this week too. Things are happening!

The annual Garden Club fundraiser, Make It, Bake It, Grow It, was a great event for the ME STRONG race. Kim Martin was the auctioneer. She auctioned off the first entry into the 5K. Thank you to a dear friend for bidding and winning the entry at a cost of $200! Sunflower Circle matched the entry and the Daisies gave $100! We officially have money to get the race started. I am truly blessed.

Heartbreaking Call From School

Thursday was a bit of a roller coaster ride for me. I got a call from school from my friend Kris who said Ethan was in the office crying. He said he missed me. I talked to him and told him I would come and we could go out to lunch. When I got to school and we got in the car I asked him what was up? He said he was sad. Why sad?  “I’m sad you have cancer.” I’m writing this with tears in my eyes. I can’t think of anything worse than having the boys be upset about this but at the same time, I expected that this would come.

This is not what I want for them to go through but I believe this experience will make them young men and adults who know compassion and strength and many other skills and life lessons that can not be taught. Ethan went back to school after lunch and seemed good. His teacher reported that the afternoon was fine. We have talked about cancer and how they feel about it but I guess he wasn’t ready to let himself feel and now he is.

I Look Normal And Feel Great, So Why Now?

I didn’t see this one coming. Maybe because it’s my best week. Maybe he just saw me stronger this week and knew it would be ok to talk about it however that may just be reading into it too much but either way, he’s talking and I’m thankful.

I talked to Matthew that afternoon about his feelings. He said he was sad when we first told them my cancer was back but when he found out it was a cancer I have had before he felt better. Reason being that he knows I beat it once so he knows I can do it again. He said he is being positive. That is something I want both of them to live by forever.

DeLand Fall 5k

This morning the Livin the Dream Team participated in the DeLand Fall 5K. Such a fun morning with our first ever ME STRONG shirts! Have a great Saturday!