and runnin' runnin' and runnin' runnin'

after talking to my friend, raquel the other day, i felt a giant wave of motivation to get running again. raquel used to live here while her husband was doing a residency but has since moved on to greener pastures. raquel first amazed me with her running skills a few years ago, but my amazement has increased since she shared her triathlon goals with me the other day. she did a mini triathlon over the 4th of july and is training to do a triathlon in september. this girl is amazing!
i asked raquel for training/motivation tips and began running because of her and a few other runner friends i had. she helped me so much! the other day on the phone, she asked if i was still running and i had to tell her that i had recently fallen off the wagon. she reminded me that when i first began running i could only run for about 5 minutes at a time. and then she reminded me how impressed she was that i had run some races.
so, i'd like to state for the record that i began running again this very evening. it wasn't a 5k, but it was a pretty good start. and boy did it feel good.
the past month or so has been a bit crazy and i realized tonite how much i need to run. probably now more than ever. maybe i can sweat the cancer out! wouldn't that be great if you could really do that?
just as an update...prior to beginning radiation, i had a consultation with the radiation oncologist to discuss the radiation treatments, etc. he had me do an MRI just to be sure that all the cancer had been removed. i was a little bothered that the MRI hadn't been done prior to the surgery, but whatever. he said it was just a precaution and 90 percent chance there wouldn't be anything. well, they found more cancer. so i am now scheduled for another surgery in august, but trying to get in to see a breast cancer specialist at roswell cancer institute for a second opinion.
i still feel quite positive about the outcome, but have been frustrated that i'm not done with this already. i have a friend at church that is going through radiation right now and it's been nice to share notes on our different situations.
also, a big thank you to everyone for your prayers. i have truly felt peace and comfort and i know that has come through the prayers offered on my behalf. my tennis friend told me that she would be praying for me. i told her thank you and that i believed prayer really works. she told me in a very quiet and sincere way that she also believes in prayer.
i know that not everyone believes in prayer, but they should!