Quote of the Day: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond imagination.” Marianne Williamson
Exercise Log: Jen and I went over by Skyline, down to 2700 S. and then back through Oly Hills Park. I was a little shy of 5 miles so Joe and I went around the block when I came home. 5.27 miles (+.19). Would love to work in the yard but it’s freezing outside- too cold to even water my flowers but mostly my body is a bit sore.
Yesterday, I went down to the district office to get fingerprinted so I could recertify for my teaching license. They did a “live scan” and have you put your hand and individual fingers on a machine and it takes an image. It was hard for them to get the lines on my fingers to show up. The machine just kept saying that it couldn’t get a clear image, reject, in fact. I finally said “I’m doing chemo, maybe it’s affecting my fingerprint.” What next? I knew the chemo was hard on your hands, but really taking my fingerprint?
So there is a foundation called Stand Up to Cancer or SU2C co-founded by Laura Ziskin who just passed away last week. She was quoted as saying: “the ensuing seven years have been quite an odyssey, but I am still here, fortunate to count myself among the 28 million cancer survivors worldwide… She goes on to say “I couldn’t have imagined my medical odyssey at its outset, in part, because some of the therapies I’ve received didn’t exist seven years ago. Some, not even seven months ago. This is an incredibly hopeful time in cancer research, with monumental discoveries occurring at a breathtaking pace… 1n 2008, for example, only one cancer genome had been sequenced. Today, more than 100 have been…”
Here’s what some celebraties have said:
“I am a survivor. Cancer, we are bringing a fight.” Lance Armstrong
“Cancer, we plan to make you old news.” Katie Couric
“I am a survivor. Cancer, you may have thought you had me, but there’s a lot more time left on my clock.” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“Cancer- you picked the wrong lady to mess with.” Joe Daily inspired by Carson Hymas
“Cancer- get out of my way- I have a life to live!” Joanie Daily
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