Bicoastal Mammogram – LA, Part 2
To get a phone call from these people, the Monday after Thanksgiving saying you need additional images (after a mammogram the previous Wednesday) is a bit unnerving.
The cancer experts in NYC.
Bicoastal Mammogram – New York, Part 1
I said it yesterday that I’m really no good with transitions. I have no future in triathlons so I am just writing. Sandy Hook stays in my human heart and the blog’s heart (with the green and white pegs of the heart logo) but as life dictates even in the most terrible of times, we must move on.
In keeping with the fact that I’m both bad with transitions and in denial that I’m no longer a full-time New York resident, I waited until I went back to New York for my annual mammogram. I’m 42 years old and have had only 1 mammogram. I have no idea why I waited until I was 41 to have my first mammogram considering my stepmother died when I was 17 years old of what was believed to have been breast cancer (it had spread to her spine and all over her body when doctors found it during surgery) but I did.
It really is.
Image by: Mayor Of Worldwide Breast Cancer
Transitioning
After the Sandy Hook incident on Friday and the #BlogHeartOut yesterday, it’s difficult to transition back to writing about what (in some ways) feels so self-indulgent.
I’m still due to write about the health journey I mentioned last week in addition to my experience yesterday with acupuncture but something within me […]
Back Again
After the Sandy Hook incident on Friday, it’s been difficult to write about anything else other than being thankful and/or sad. Earlier this week I had planned on writing about a recent health journey but that will again be delayed until later this week because I now have something more pressing….my (lower back) injury is back again.
Some of the reason for my recurring back injury – besides arthritis. Image by neckandback
I have been in a cycle of back injury and attaining fitness for a number of years. I’ve had to pull out of 3 half marathons in as many years and I was on a self-directed program to get myself strong once and for all. Hence my #13in2013 declaration earlier this week.
Being Epic on 12.12.12
In 1999, I ran the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon with Team In Training for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The training took over my life but I knew wanted to run a marathon before I turned 30 and doing it for charity was a fantastic motivator.
New York Chapter 1999
Image by: http://dtrick.org/
My marathon race day was awful. I was so physically sick during the race that my coach asked me if I thought it wise to go on because at mile 6, I looked very green. I remember having friends and family come to see me along the course and not only did I feel sick, I was dejected. I trained for 5 months, ran numerous races and wound up walking (and not running) for 20 of 26.2 miles.
I finished memorably. My finish line vomit fest was completed with a wheelchair trip to the medical tent (after which I felt better and wanted to run). My finish time was 5:20:15 and while my friends, family and team mates said they were proud, I was disappointed.
Turn the hair brown and this was close to what I looked like post-race.
Image by: gwenboul
Fast forward to today, 12/12/12, the day I decided to something epic. Today I signed up for the 2013 San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon. 14 years later I will exact my revenge on that evil course (half the distance, twice the fun?) and finish strong. In addition, I am determined that I will not have to pull out of my 4th half marathon in as many years (due to injury).
Crafting A Life
As the year winds down, I find myself with a ton of possibilities and instead of being thrilled at the opportunity I’m just overwhelmed.
I’ve spent over a year getting ready for this move to California and now that my family and I are finally settled in, I’m at a bit of a loss on what my next steps will be. I’ve so been focused on getting everyone else settled in (Wild Boy into school with friends, the husband set up in his new CA law practice) that it’s difficult to realize that I can get out of my holding pattern.
During this time of contemplation, I’ve been I keep wondering if the perfect job exists for me “out there” or if it is time to create the newest iteration of my future professional life. I saw the following quote and it found it thought provoking.
Image: yourlifeyourway.net
I’ve spent a lot of time finding out a lot about myself. I know in my heart that I’m a “helper” […]