It has been more than a week since my last blog. I have been pretty busy working at the gym and working out. –As you can tell my dissertation has not been getting the love it deserves… :S. This past week I only met up with the team Thursday for the swim- got to meet Jeff, he isn’t new but being placed in the same lane I actually got to talk to him. He is a great guy- good swimmer- no ladies, not a crush… :D I also made it to bike practice Sunday where Lauren gave the “mission moment”. She spoke about her mother’s battle with cancer and how she felt hopeless in helping her thus her joining TNT. It was really sweet, I mean, Lauren is super sweet and is always motivating everyone giving a smile and helping us remember that we can do it! Even if our legs, as mine our today, are sore, and core and a run seem more like torture than happiness and smiles…… And it is true, because when you think about it these working-out pains are just making up feel better in the long run, and it is a small comparison to what cancer patients go through every day. We just have tough it out with hope that we will make it happen.

Both of those words (tough, and hope) were used Saturday at the Obama rally, yes I stood for three hours in anticipation of this amazing man… and it was totally well worth it. He is amazing, and I really believe that because he is tough and not afraid of changing things he will take this country down a different, a better path.

On a different note, or returning to the working out part of this blog, I have to say that I am sore because Saturday I did the 5 mile loop with Sam- he said he couldn’t run but HE CAN and he made me work extra hard- mostly because I couldn’t let him show me up like that hahahaha, and I needed him to see that the SUPER Shake he made for breakfast was really what made the difference!- Saturday morning my bike and I still having this love/hate relationship we seem to be stuck in, went out on the Veloway and failed the hill the fist time. I have to give my Coach Ken kudos for his patience and his motivation; he stuck with me the whole ride. I was even going to quit after the second turn – I didn’t make the hill that time- since they were getting on Mopac and just the thought of enduring that ride after my fist time there seemed impossible. Well he kinda just nudged me into it and I did it ALL. Can I just say that my fist experience on Mopac was with Krista, and the second with Ken, and they are married and our coaches and I just have to sometimes try to wake myself up because they are both sooo amazing and the fact that they found each other brings me so much faith in the fact that love is out there and sooo possible!
Ok, so now I really have to get going because I am heading to the library :D amen!
Tomorrow before core and swimming :D

So I hope everyone is doing great! I want to update you guys on Thomas- he and his mother wrote-

“Hi everyone, this is Thomas. I hope you’re not worrying about me, because I’m doing fine. Thanks for your support. Thomas

(A man of many words…..)

This is Lisa. We’re still at Dell. Thomas’s immunity is still at Zero, and his blood pressure and oxygen levels are still inconsistent, so we will be here until he has a decent immune system and these other issues resolve themselves. He only has to wear the “senior citizen” oxygen mask when he sleeps now. The good news is he is off all the heart electrodes and able to move around more. We will do another check up on his heart in a month to make sure everything is OK, and he will be on the IV antibiotics until Friday for the blood infection. Yesterday, they unhooked Thomas from his IV pole for about 30 minutes and we all went outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. We enjoyed the “healing” garden here at Dell. Just below our room, there is a park with a walking labyrinth, statuary of children, some fountains, a maze, and some lovely sitting areas. I guess if we’re going to be in the hospital, this is a nice one to be in, esp. when the weather is nice. Thomas is in better spirits now that he can move around more. He is making bionicles (boy's toy - like a model robot) right now, and even played his guitar some this morning. We will go outside again in a little while. This has been a pretty traumatic episode, and we’re looking forward to getting it behind us. Your prayers and support have made all the difference – Thanks so much! Much love, Lisa”



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