Last Thursday I had my 47th Herceptin treatment.....only 5 more to go! November 18 will be my last one! I also saw my oncologist. I will do another PET scan in 6 months and I'm due for a check on my heart with an ECHO. She also wants some routine labs drawn before our next chat in November. All is well. I'm feeling good and so grateful for it!
I'm in the midst of training for a half marathon on November 7.....Women's Half. www.womenshalfmarathon.com. Today I ran 9 miles for my long run. It felt pretty good. I'm anxious and scared as race day approaches. I've never ran a half marathon......only walk/ran one. My goal is to run the entire thing and stay to my game plan.
Why do I run? I was thinking about it today during those 9 miles. There are lots of reasons.......great cardio exercise, good for my bones, love the after run high, doesn't require lots of equipment. The two top reasons I run ........the challenge.........I love to be challenged & compete. The other reason is it makes me feel healthy and strong. This is so key to my mental and physical ability to stay cancer free. Cancer clearly knocks you down, but for me to be out competing with cancer free athletes and running half marathons is a huge accomplishment. At every finish line it makes me want to scream......"Ha, ha, cancer, you can't catch me!!"
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