So yesterday was my last tune-up run before the Free to Breathe -for Lung Cancer Awareness 5k Sunday in Philadelphia. The race is special to our family because my son Peter’s brother-in-law Will Marris was diagnosed in June of 2010 with Stage IV Lung Cancer. Will is 28 years old and was a classmate of my other son, Andrew. Will was diagnosed with the cancer about a month before Peter and Missy’s wedding. When Will was diagnosed with the cancer there were tumors in both lungs but through chemotheropy and radiation treatments the tumors were destroyed and Will since then Will’s cancer has been in remission. Recently though the cancer has returned and Will faces another round of treatments. Throught it all, Will and his wife Nicole have bravely fought the disease and Will has raised money for Lung Cancer research through his organization Willpower. You can read his story here.
Will is the second young person we know to be stricken with cancer. My son Andrew’s best friend Jorge Veguilla was disgnosed about a year before Will with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Thankfully, Jorge has been cancer free for more than two years now! Will and Jorge met at Peter’s wedding and Jorge told Will that if he ever needed someone to talk to he would be there for him. I admired both of these young men for the courage they have displayed fighting this disease!
So if you’d care to make a donation to the Willpower Team here’s the link. The Willpower Teams goal was $1,000 and right now we’re at $920.00. Thanks for any support!
Oh, and last nights run was one of the fastest of the year averaging about 9:24 per mile over 4 miles. The soundtrack of the run was the new album Double-Wide Dream from a great young Texas Band The Casey Donahew Band. I like Casey’s voice and he’s a good songwriter, too.I’ll try to write more later about the album.
Here’s the title track “Double-Wide Dream”
