Yesterday, I found out some bad news about both of my honorees, the people in whose honor I am riding for Team in Training. Tom, my friend Amy’s dad, has been given just a few weeks to live–the last round of chemo didn’t work. And Mary Beth’s chronic leukemia is no longer in remission. Today marks the 9-year (NINE YEARS???!!) anniversary of my mom’s death from leukemia. And I just hate it! I was supposed to ride with the team this morning, but since Chad is preaching today and his parents are in town, I decided to skip it and go to church instead. I will be riding later today on my own, and when I get tired and sore and cranky, I’m going to think about Tom, Mary Beth, and Robin. And I’ll keep pedalling.
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leukemia is certainly a dreadful disease. it seems to me much like fighting an enemy that has no name, no face, and no standard tactics which could be used to plan against. things like this are a stark reminder of our helplessness and needy state before the Almighty.
Allyson, I can’t believe it’s been 9 years already since Aunt Robyn died. I remember wanting so badly to come back from Phoenix to visit her when I came for Roger’s wedding (on the 20th), but I didn’t make it in time. The most precious thing to me is that I can still hear her laugh in my mind! For some reason, that is such a special memory for me! I’ve missed her many times in the last nine years.