Happy 2008!
I hope everyone had a happy new year. I was thrilled to be with friends and family here in Boston as well as on a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico.
This weekend I am running a half-marathon in Miami. The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation has a small team running--two full marathoners (thank you Teri and Kirsten--running in honor of Patrice Rasmussen--one of our new and terrific Patient Advisors) and one half-marathoner...me! Although the team is small, we will be wearing our eye-catching Caring for Carcinoid Foundation jerseys, designed by the talented Don Alden of Alden Marketing Group here in Boston (www.aldenmarketing.com).
Sunday will be a huge challenge for me. I stay as active as I can, as I hope all other carcinoid and related neuroendocrine patients do. Admittedly I walk faster than I run, but I'm excited to dig deep and enjoy the day. The journey will be inspiring and it will be even better to jump into the arms of friends and loved ones at the end!
Over the past couple of months, I bundled up against the snow and cold, listened to my iPod shuffle, and watched my breath fog as I ran and ran (in sometimes considerable pain with my pesky bones). If I (never an athlete) can run the Miami half-marathon, then ANYONE and ALL OF US can dig deep and run toward a cure.
Please think of me on Sunday! Let's all get out there and grab our passion and inspiration wherever we can find it!
Keep fighting, keep racing, keep winning!
Nancy
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- Always listen to the experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it. Robert Heinlein
- Right in the difficult we must have our joys, our happiness, our dreams; there against the depth of this background, they stand out...Rainer Maria Rilke
- If not us, who? If not now, when? John F. Kennedy
- I just want to leave a committed life behind. And that's all I want to say. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice...have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. Steve Jobs
- I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. Maya Angelou
- I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. Maya Angelou
My Photos
Sylvie
Sylvie
Sequoia Natl Park
Snow in Colorado
Vieques
Running in Vieques
Family in Paris
Family in Paris
CFCF Chicago Marathon Team Celebrates
Katie and Nancy-Chicago Marathon
CFCF Team Celebrates
Plitvice
Vis
Boston sunrise
My bulldog Izzy
Barcelona
Celebrating with Anne Doyle
3 comments:
Nancy-
I'm a 39 year old female whose 64 year old Mom was dignosed just tonight with a carcinoid tumor, with possible metastasis. The doctors, who are great, are giving bleak stats-including that she has just a 25% chance of living 5 years. I'm in shock and don't know where to start.
Best,
Adrienne G.
Dear Adrienne,
I'm so sorry about this news. I can understand your shock and your pain. Unfortunately, the comments section do not allow me to respond to you directly. Please e-mail me at nancy.ohagan@caringforcarcinoid.org. I really want to help you.
Nancy
Firstly Nancy all the best of luck to you - you are amazing.
Adrienne,
Thanks to people like Nancy and her organisatio we are all surviving longer as more becomes known and information is shared. Ignore the statistics - we are all so different and no two cases are alike. Your daughter is young and in good hands.Just be pro-active, encourage her to keep fit and take inspiration from Nancy.
Suzanne L
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