New Challenges

When I started this adventure, I thought the hardest parts would be the actual running and fundraising. What I have unexpectedly found is that it is the emotional stuff that is the most difficult.

Of course, losing Wally has been the most difficult part of all and I cannot even come close to describing the pain we feel. So I won't even try. Just know that all of your support and thoughts and prayers are helping.

But really what has surprised me, is the range of emotions I am going through for this cause in particular. There are so many stories of people struggling and battling these diseases. Some are triumphant, but so many are tragic. In our training, we have a Mentor Moment in which someone discusses why they are involved with Team In Training. There has not been one time in which I have not been overcome by the emotion of each and every story. Too many fo these stories end sadly. It is hard to bear sometimes.

But it also drives me to keep going. It reaffirms my purpose and makes me push harder - both in training and in fundraising. I want to hear more of the positive and less of the tragic. I want to make a difference - even if it is just for one more person to be triumphant.