Marathon de Paris | April 10, 2011 | Make A Donation
Food Jail, by Virginia Gill (my TNT Virtual Teammate)
Did you know that while undergoing treatment you can wind up in food jail? A normal sentence is a week or two, no big deal. Sometimes though, the sentence can last for months, or even years. Today I want you to stand in your kitchen and imagine what it would be like if everything suddenly had to change. What if suddenly these were the rules you had to follow?
- No fresh vegetables.
- Only thick skinned fruits like bananas or oranges…as long as someone else does all the peeling.
- No meats that aren’t cooked to the well-done stage.
- No raw foods like sushi or undercooked eggs.
- No unpasteurized dairy products.
- No foods from the deli counter (cross contamination issues).
- No cheeses that are soft or “moldy”…like blue cheese, feta or brie.
- No cold smoked fish.
- No uncooked sprouts (like alfalfa)
- No raw nuts, seeds or honey.
- No using salad bars.
- No fresh made salsas or dressings.
What would you make for dinner tonight? What would you do for weeks, months or years to keep meals interesting? How much would you risk for your favorite meal? Could you eat those foods in front of someone who couldn’t?
Cancer is a marathon that has many stops, sometimes that stop is a lab report that labels you neutropenic and you get handed “food jail” sentence. We used to pray for days when Bill’s counts were high enough to eat salads, his favorite thing. We’d rush from the doctor’s office to Applebee’s and order huge ones, best tasting salads EVER. Just two quiet people devouring salads but in reality it was a huge celebration of being released from jail.
Virginia Gill is a different kind of cancer survivor – she survived the 9 year battle of her husband husband Bill’s cancer diagnosis and treatment. She volunteers in the LLS office in Anchorage and her writing and art have become part and parcel of inspiration for teams in the Far North.
Many solicitation letters hit the USPS today. And, the stamps are upside down to commemorate the 2010 midterm elections.
$1 Billion - For Charity! [LINK]
Team In Training (TNT), The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) groundbreaking charity sports training program, has reached a remarkable milestone of raising $1 billion to support blood cancer research and patient services.
I’m over $2,000
Still about $1,000 to go. I still have 7 ad spots available on my noggin.
My Fundraising Total
… this shows $1,325. But that’s before the cash from Bad Notes for a Good Cause and a few other donations since then. I’m actually up to $1,950. If you donate $100 between now and December 1, I’ll tattoo your name on my head on raceday.
About Me
My name is Brent Summers. I am 29 years old, and a 11-year survivor of Hodgkins Lymphoma.
I am running my 5th marathon with Team In Training in April 2011. My personal goal is to raise $6,000 to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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