Jim Reed's Fundraising Page
OK, after all the training and pain last year (walking up stairs backwards for a few days after the marathon...you've got to be kidding me),I figured I wouldn't run again this year; then I read an e-mail back in March from our coach and organizer, Stenny about one of our runners from last year that despite suffering a recurrence, was still in training to run this year. Boy did I feel like a schlep! Anyway, the ending, as it all too often is was heart-breaking:
"It is with much sadness that I tell you about the passing of my husband, Kevin, who moved on today after a long and dedicated battle with melanoma.
He was very peaceful up through the very end, and he fought an admirable battle along the entire way."
After reading that Kevin was training, and then seeing the outcome, in the big scheme of things, walking up stairs backwards for a few days is a microscopic price to pay. Please help to change future outcomes if you can...
Thanks,
Jim