The Big Climb
Last Sunday, I woke up early to climb 1,311 steps to the top of the Columbia Tower.
Over 6,000 people showed up to climp 728 vertical feet. Even more impressive was how much money we raised: over $1.4 million for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Truly amazing.
I was tired that morning, and Catherine said I was a little grumpy. It's entirely possible. I didn't get off of work until 11pm the night before and had to meet our team at 8:30am Sunday. I was dragging, so I needed a jolt of coffee. I'm usually not much of a coffee drinker, but in this instance, I made an exception. I went to shake hands with a member of our team, and promptly dumped the cup of coffee all over my new shirt. Brilliant.
Monday is my third post-treatment PET scan, which will show whether the cancer is staying away. Obviously, I am praying for a clean scan. The day before the scan, I have to eat an all-protein diet. That means no sugar, no carbohydrates, no exercise, for 24 hours. They need to have my body free of all sugars, because they need the body clear of all inflammatory agents so they can get a true sense of whether there is any inflammation in the body. It's going to be difficult to do. Will is having his 10th birthday party tomorrow. No cake, ice cream or pizza for me. I'm also falling a bit behind in my marathon training. I am supposed to run 13 miles tomorrow, and I'm not allowed to do that. I will have fudge my training schedule a bit next week.
I'll let you know how it goes. Wish me luck.
Over 6,000 people showed up to climp 728 vertical feet. Even more impressive was how much money we raised: over $1.4 million for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Truly amazing.
I was tired that morning, and Catherine said I was a little grumpy. It's entirely possible. I didn't get off of work until 11pm the night before and had to meet our team at 8:30am Sunday. I was dragging, so I needed a jolt of coffee. I'm usually not much of a coffee drinker, but in this instance, I made an exception. I went to shake hands with a member of our team, and promptly dumped the cup of coffee all over my new shirt. Brilliant.
Monday is my third post-treatment PET scan, which will show whether the cancer is staying away. Obviously, I am praying for a clean scan. The day before the scan, I have to eat an all-protein diet. That means no sugar, no carbohydrates, no exercise, for 24 hours. They need to have my body free of all sugars, because they need the body clear of all inflammatory agents so they can get a true sense of whether there is any inflammation in the body. It's going to be difficult to do. Will is having his 10th birthday party tomorrow. No cake, ice cream or pizza for me. I'm also falling a bit behind in my marathon training. I am supposed to run 13 miles tomorrow, and I'm not allowed to do that. I will have fudge my training schedule a bit next week.
I'll let you know how it goes. Wish me luck.
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