Olympic Inspiration

I just read this timely story and it has provided additional inspiration for me. I thought you would like it too.

Staying Motivated
Today I want to share the story of Louie Bonpua. Louie was diagnosed with Chronic Leukemia in 1997. He joined TNT as an Honored Teammate but decided he wanted to do more. He joined the Triathlon team and completed an event, then continued to train for and complete an Ironman. When asked why he was training for a triathlon, Louie said: "Because I want to show people that you can still live, even when they tell you you're going to die." In 2002 Louie was selected to run in the Olympic Torch Relay. At the time he was very sick and had been told he had only days to live, but he fought to get out of the hospital and carry the Olympic torch. The plan was for his friends to push him in a wheelchair, but to everyone's surprise, in spite of his illness and constant pain, Louie walked on his own and carried the torch for the 0.2 miles. Louie died three days later.

I'm inspired by Louie's fight, his spirit, his determination. I don't want Leukemia, Lymphoma or any other blood cancer to take a person like Louie. So thanks for donating the funds, thanks for supporting the cause, thanks for yelling "Go Team".

Click below to read more about Louie:

http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=l_bonpua
http://www.cmlsupport.com/cmlshrimplouie0202.htm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/01/27/MN58302.DTL