Running with carcinoid

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