The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Community : Popular Threads - Alumni

What's your favorite TNT memory?

tmwusalls@aol.com — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:32:59 GMT

Think of the entire experience...from that first Information night, to the gruelling training period through the event...what's your favorite memory and why?

What was your favorite TNT race experience?

rsds129@hotmail.com — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:12:39 GMT

Many of you have great memories of your TNT experience. What was your favorite race day/weekend experience?

What do you feel was the most important thing you learned while Training, During and After your event?

just1can@live.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:30:23 GMT

I believe we all learn something everyday from everyone you meet. I am still new being this is my third year of training. My 1st year I learn about shoes and socks, it was a painful lesson.:^0 But a good one. Last year I learned about salt while running the full Disney Marathon and I am still working on different ways to take it while running. So what have you learned that you can help me and the newbys, and some of the old timers too. You never stop learning.

Thanks Crazy Ken

Marathon in SanFrancisco !!! Who is Going ? Where are you from?

just1can@live.com — Mon, 26 May 2008 16:10:37 GMT

Cynthia Pooler had a great Idea ! All you the purple people going to this event sign in and say who you are and where your from. If you would like to email Cynthia you just click on her name and it will show you her email address. I won't be running this one? ( Womens Nike Run) I AM JUST A GUY.

Good luck and God bless you all.

Just Ken, Melbourne. Floirda

Triple Crown- Now What?

obeewriter@hotmail.com — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:41:52 GMT

Let's hear from our triple crown winners and others who have done many events on possilbe future awards. With TNT, I've done 5 events:

Lake Tahoe Century, Chicago Marathon, San Diego Marathon, Indianapolis Mini Marathon, Lake Elkhart Triathlon.

Doing events with TNT reminds me of getting married. When you first get married, there is a lot of excitement. However, you eventually have to find a way to keep the relationship going after all that initial excitement dies down. While knowing somone (or being that someone) with blood cancer is enough motivation for many people, it never hurts to have other goals for people to go after. Here are some possible ideas for TNT to consider in addition to the triple crown award:

How about a 10 event award?

How about an award for each 5 different cities that you do an event in?

How about the Double Triple Crown award? And, the Triple Triple Crown.

Who else has some ideas?

Sincerely,

Dan O'Brien (AKA Wrangler- Go Team Indiana)

First Time Mentor

rabbatbr@gmail.com — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:05:34 GMT

I am so excited for this "winter" (I live in south florida) season. First time mentoring, doimg third TNT event, The Disney Marathon January 2010.

Any feed back from past mentors?

New Fundraising Idea...Please up us, help you...

bryanfikes@yahoo.com — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:33:59 GMT

As most of you are experiencing, coming up with new fundraising ideas can be tough. We have discovered a simple solution and hope you can help us out. All you we are asking is that you review your favorite business or businesses in your area. Click on the link: (Or cut and paste the url)

http://www.insiderpages.com/fundraisers/TNT-CA-Fikes

-Find the "Join The Fundraiser" button on the right side of the page.

Click on it, and then sign up for the insider page profile. Do not worry, this is not spam. Now simply write a review for a business by searching in the business search box. If the business is listed, click on it and then write a review. The site will instruct you on how to finish. Remember the more reviews you do, the closer to our Goal we get.

1st review is worth $1.50

2nd-4th Reviews are worth $.50

-Although we only get paid on the first 4 reviews, please feel free to write a review for any business you like or dislike.

Kind Regards,

Bryan Fikes

Rosanna Parizek

-FYI- We look forward to seeing you on the Point Reyes ride! I hope it turns out like today.

More than Running, Swimming, or Biking; What does your TEAM Mean to you?

just1can@live.com — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:33:32 GMT

After reading two very touching response's on another discussion, I thought it would be good to tell all the team members thank you for the support you give to not only the ones that are sick, but also to your team mates that have lost love ones. When I came back from losing my sister my team helped me through it, when I felt like my heart was rap out from my chest, my team helped me through it. A hug, a smile, or a glad to see you. And most important when I needed to talk or cry to get it out of me my team was there. My coaches Barry and Michele with their bigger than life hearts; where there, To many team mates from Brevard's Best ;where there. More than I am sorry ( those are just words) But by there actions. My Team, This Team is Here! God Bless you all.

Please share your story's on how your team has helped you as a person not just a runner, swimmer or biker.

Edward and Rick you are not alone. HUG!

Crazy Ken

Tri Miami anyone?

jitu@khare.us — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:24:13 GMT

This newbie just signed up for Tri Miami..scared stiff of the water...can't swim well! Anyone else done/doing this one? Looking for help/training partners in Tampa Bay (Riverview) area.

Roll call - Where do you train?

eric@rbslaw.net — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:12:24 GMT

On another message board I post to regularly, every now and then we do a roll call to see where everyone who posts is located, so I thought I would try such a post here.

I live in Columbia, MD and train with the Howard County Team of the Maryland Chapter. This is my 4th year with the Team and my wife's 9th year.

So how about you?

Eric

A suggestion

teamintrainingvictory@yahoo.com — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:07:43 GMT

I will be participating in the Marathon in SanFrancisco. I suggest that the webmaster make a Discussion Group for each event. People will be able to meet on line before the event

I also think its important that there is a Discussion Group for survivors who are participating in Team in Training.

Cynthia Pooler

518 894 2130

The beginnings of TNT

marty.siederer@lls.org — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:43:28 GMT

It is amazing how TNT has grown from the original group of Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter participants in 1978 to the incredible success story that the program is today. Does anyone recall which chapter was the second one to try Team In Training?

Social Networking as a Fundraising Tool

teamintrainingvictory@yahoo.com — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:39:06 GMT

How many of you have a MySpace page, Facebook or other social networking pages? Have you used it as a tool to raise funds? Share your strategies

Cynthia Pooler

Training while in NYC

iansmom629@msn.com — Tue, 27 May 2008 04:05:04 GMT

Hey! I just joined TNT in Mobile and as a new runner I don't want to miss any of our scheduled training runs. I will be in NYC 6-30 to 7-5-08 and would like to run with a TNT group while there. I will miss a 10 mile run according to our schedule and if possible, I'd like to do it (or at least part of it) while I'm there. If there is a group that wouldn't mind letting me tag along, please e-mail me. (Iansmom629@msn.com) I'm doing the Nike Marathon in SF. Thanks!

Triathlon T-Shirts on Sale for Fund Raising

lynnkweiss@gmail.com — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:02:03 GMT

Hi fellow Team and Trainers,

My friend Liz and I participated in the Memphis in May triathlon this weekend and loved the experience, however we have fallen short on our fundraising. We have made some beautiful shirts that are specifically for fund raising. Please if anyone is interesting in assisting us reach our goal and purchase a t-shirt contact me at lynnkweiss@gmail.com

Thanks for everyone's support in advance.

Lynn Weiss

Long Island Chapter

My story - from a chemo chair to the finish line of the Disney Marathon.

harmon12@comcast.net — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:19:27 GMT

I was diagnosed with stage IIIA Hodgkin's lymphoma in early 2004. Hearing it for the first time was a very surreal moment. I thought that the Doctor was talking about someone else at first, then I looked at the tear rolling down my wife's face, and I knew it was me. I've always been a very physically active person; just six months before this, my two awesome kids and me had earned our 1st Degree Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do. I've always been a fighter, and it was very hard to have to step back and go into treatment, but it was time fight a different fight. I was afraid, but I knew I would win this one, I knew I'd be fine.

I underwent six cycles of ABVD (chemo) and two additional cycles of ABV. (Those last two were without the Bleomycin, which has harsh side effects and has given me some difficulties.) Each cycle consists of 2 chemo treatments. I would get a treatment and wait two weeks to recover, and then get another. I did have a mediport put in for the chemo. After all that, I underwent 40 cycle's of radiation therapy, which was not as bad as the chemo. All this took a little over a year. (This is the short "clinical" version of the whole treatment experience.) And I must say, I had a lot of family support and I tried to keep a positive attitude the entire time.

Right after my treatments, my oncologist explained to me that because of the advanced stage of my lymphoma at the time it was diagnosed, my chances of recurrence was about 60%. (60/40...I took it, I liked my chances) He also said that the further out I get from my last treatment the lesser the chance of recurrence. My percentages would have been different of course if I were originally diagnosed at a lower stage. (And at a younger age too) I'll be following up with CT/PET scans and lab work and what ever else over the long term. I'm down to once a year now and my 5-year mark is coming up soon.

It's been over to three years since my last treatment and I'm doing well. I was getting easily fatigued and a little short of breath for a while, (thanks to the Bleomycin) and I have also been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, which simply means that my thyroid gland has slowed down to the point of almost non-function. (thanks to the radiation) So I now have to take a levothyroxine drug, Synthroid, and I will be taking this or some type of medication for the rest of my life. I'm also using a treatment for low testosterone, AndroGel® (also thanks to the radiation treatment and/or chemotherapy), and I regularly get B-12 shots. Plus I am taking vitamin supplements and I'm very careful about my regular eating habits. So with all things considered, I'm doing well for 43 years young. Well enough to have trained for the 2009 WALT DISNEY WORLD Marathon Weekend as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training.

I completed the marathon on the 11^th of January 2009, and I raised over $5000.00 along the way. And collectively, all of the Team In Training (TNT) participants raised more than $7 million at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Marathon Weekend. This took alot of determination by everyone involved and it was a tremendous accomplishment that will go a long way towards helping LLS fight blood cancers.

I have come to believe that my personal survivorship is a gift from God and I am trying my best to make the most of it. This awareness of how fortunate I am is a big part of what drives me to do the things I do.

I don't mind sharing my experience. There's been so much in a relatively short time; it sometimes overwhelms me to think back over it all. But I am continuing everyday to get better physically, mentally, and spiritually. I volunteer for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and also the American Cancer Society. That has become my new medicine.

In the days since returning from the Disney Marathon Weekend, it's been back to work and the same day-to-day stuff, life goes on. I have most of my pictures from the Marathon and I am gonna post them on Myspace plus I'll be writing all about the weekend experience in a blog... but I gotta catch my breath first!!! It was such a whirlwind and I'm still processing it all. Completing that marathon brought me full circle, as I started as the "honored patient" for the 2008 Disney Marathon. So it meant a lot to me on many levels.

Now I'm back to my role as the "honored patient" for the next Team In Training season so I've been speaking to potential new "heroes" at info-meetings the first three nights since my return. Hey, it's only fitting. The fight against cancer goes on, it doesn't end just because I ran a marathon. And on the 30^th of January 2009, I will have laparoscopic surgery to obtain a biopsy on lymph nodes in my abdomen to find out if my personal fight goes on as well.

You see, my wife and I saw my Oncologist in early December regarding my recent PET/CT scan and the news wasn't good. I had truly expected that scan to be normal. It was my first CT/PET scan since last year. My oncology doctor moved my scans to once a year due to the continued improvement that I had experienced since finishing treatments in April of '05. I had come a long way from chemo and radiation to marathon training.

These are quotes from what that report said:

"Abdomen/Pelvis: There has been an interval increase in size and interval development of hypermetabolic activity in a few right-sided mesenteric lymph nodes (SUV max 5.3, SUV average of liver 2.5). Physiologic radiotracer distribution is seen in other portions of abdomen and pelvis. There are no other enlarged or FDG-avid abdominopelvic lymph nodes, or any other soft tissue lesions."

And......

"IMPRESSION:

1. Interval recurrence of lymphoma a few right-sided mesenteric lymph nodes.

2. No other PET or CT evidence of malignancy."

So, in plain English it seems that even though I have been feeling the best I've felt in years, the cancer may be back. Ain't life grand?!

Hearing that news was like DeJaVu all over again! But at such a surreal moment, what is a person supposed to think? To say? To feel? The first time, when I was originally diagnosed, Believe it or not one of the first thoughts I had was " I don't have time for this, I have a Tae Kwon Do tournament this weekend! There's no way in hell I'm missing it!"

Was I crazy?! I wasn't thinking "I'm going to get sick and maybe die!" or "Why me?!" Just "What about my tournament?!"

Then I thought about my kids, Eric & Marie. I gotta be a dad to them. I thought of my wife too. I don't have time for cancer! I gotta life to live! I DON"T HAVE TIME FOR CANCER!!!

Well, this time it was "What about my marathon!" Still crazy after all these years!

So, the plan is to have the laparoscopic surgery, but not until after Christmas and the Disney Marathon!!! Doctor's orders! Then based on those results, proceed with the appropriate treatments.

So I haven't forgotten, and I never will. One mile at a time, until we reach the finish line. A CURE!

GO TEAM!

http://pages.teamintraining.org/nfl/wdw09/aharmon

Looking for a TNT coach or training partner from the past?

tmwusalls@aol.com — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:45:20 GMT

Use this discussion thread to identify the person you're looking for - making sure you include the name of the event you participated in and the year!

Live In No. Cal, Working in NYC, Training for Rome '08 Marathon - Help Please!

mlmccamey@yahoo.com — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:59:27 GMT

Hi Team!

I currently live in San Mateo, CA and am working in NYC every other week for the next 3-4 months. I will be training for the Rome '08 Marathon (an alumni from the '07 Rome Marathon!) and would love to connect with NYC Team Members for walk and walk/run training. Any suggestions or takers out there?

Thanks,

Marjorie McCamey

650/218-0764 - Mobile

About This Community Forum

tmwusalls@aol.com — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:04:49 GMT

Share your thoughts and questions on this forum and how to use it!

Santa's Christmas Miracle ( A True Story)

just1can@live.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:51:00 GMT

Do you believe in angels? You should because you are.

Read this, a dear friend sent this to me after the Retired US ARMY Col stopped crying. Then I decided to post it when I stopped. It is a true story and why we can't give up. Too many people out there need our help.

Three years ago, a little boy & his grandmother came to see Santa at theMayfair Mall in Wisconsin . The child climbed up on his lap, holding a picture of a little girl.

"Who is this?" asked Santa, smiling. "Your friend? Your sister?"

"Yes, Santa," he replied. "My sister, Sarah, who is very sick," he said sadly.

Santa glanced over at the grandmother who was waiting nearby, & saw her dabbing her eyes with a tissue. "She wanted to come with me to see you, oh, so very much, Santa!" the child exclaimed.

"She misses you," he added softly.

Santa tried to be cheerful & encouraged a smile to the boy's face, asking him what he wanted Santa to bring him forChristmas.. When they finished their visit, the Grandmother came over to help the child off his lap, & started to say something to Santa, but halted.

"What is it?" Santa asked warmly.

"Well, I know it's really too much to ask you, Santa, but .." the old woman began, shooing her grandson over to one of Santa's elves to collect the little gift which Santa gave all his young visitors.

"The girl in the photograph.... my granddaughter well, you see ... she has leukemia & isn't expected to make it even through the holidays," she said through tear-filled eyes. "Is there any way, Santa . any possible way that you could come see Sarah? "That's all she's asked for, for Christmas, is to see Santa."

Santa blinked & swallowed hard & told the woman to leave information with his elves as to where Sarah was, & he would see what he could do. Santa thought of little else the rest of that afternoon. He knew what he had to do.

"What if it were MY child lying in that hospital bed, dying," he thought with a sinking heart, "this is the least I can do."

When Santa finished visiting with all the boys & girls that evening, he retrieved from his helper the name of the hospital where Sarah was staying. He asked the assistant location manager how to get toChildren's Hospital.

"Why?" Rick asked, with a puzzled look on his face.

Santa relayed to him the conversation with Sarah's grandmother earlier that day.

"C'mon.... I'll take you there," Rick said softly.

Rick drove them to the hospital & came inside with Santa. They found out which room Sarah was in. A pale Rick said he would wait out in the hall.

Santa quietly peeked into the room through the half-closed door & saw little Sarah on the bed. The room was full of what appeared to be her family; there was the Grandmother & the girl's brother he had met earlier that day. A woman whom he guessed was Sarah's mother stood by the bed, gently pushing Sarah's thin hair off her forehead.

And another woman who he discovered later was Sarah's aunt, sat in a chair near the bed with weary, sad look on her face. They were talking quietly, & Santa could sense the warmth & closeness of the family, & their love & concern for Sarah.

Taking a deep breath, & forcing a smile on his face, Santa entered the room, bellowing a hearty, "Ho, ho, ho!" "Santa!" shrieked little Sarah weakly, as she tried to escape her bed to run to him, IV tubes in tact.

Santa rushed to her side & gave her a warm hug. A child the tender age of his own son -- 9 years old -- gazed up at him with wonder & excitement. Her skin was pale & her short tresses bore telltale bald patches from the effects of chemotherapy. But all he saw when he looked at her was a pair of huge, blue eyes. His heart melted, & he had to force himself to choke back tears.

Though his eyes were riveted upon Sarah's face, he could hear the gasps & quiet sobbing of the women in the room. As he & Sarah began talking, the family crept quietly to the bedside one by one, squeezing Santa's shoulder or his hand gratefully, whispering "thank you" as they gazed sincerely at him with shining eyes.

Santa & Sarah talked & talked, & she told him excitedly all the toys she wanted for Christmas, assuring him she'd been a very good girl that year.

As their time together dwindled, Santa felt led in his spirit to pray for Sarah, & asked for permission from the girl's mother.

She nodded in agreement & the entire family circled around Sarah's bed,holding hands. Santa looked intensely at Sarah & asked her if she believed in

angels.

"Oh, yes, Santa... I do!" she exclaimed.

"Well, I'm going to ask that angels watch over you, "he said. Laying one hand on the child's head, Santa closed his eyes & prayed. He asked that God touch little Sarah, & heal her body from this disease.

He asked that angels minister to her, watch & keep her. And when he finished praying, still with eyes closed, he started singing softly, "Silent Night, Holy Night.... all is calm, all is bright."

The family joined in, still holding hands, smiling at Sarah, & crying tears of hope, tears of joy for this moment, as Sarah beamed at them all.

When the song ended, Santa sat on the side of the bed again & held Sarah's frail, small hands in his own.

"Now, Sarah, "he said authoritatively, "you have a job to do, & that is to concentrate on getting well. I want you to have fun playing with your friends this summer, & I expect to see you at my house at Mayfair Mall this time next year!"

He knew it was risky proclaiming that, to this little girl who had terminal cancer, but he "had" to. He had to give her the greatest gift he could -- not dolls or games or toys -- but the gift of HOPE.

"Yes, Santa! "Sarah exclaimed, her eyes bright. He leaned down & kissed her on the forehead & left the room.

Out in the hall, the minute Santa's eyes met Rick's, a look passed between them & they wept unashamedly.

Sarah's mother & grandmother slipped out of the room quickly & rushed to Santa's side to thank him.

"My only child is the same age as Sarah," he explained quietly. "This is the least I could do."

They nodded with understanding & hugged him.

One year later, Santa Mark was again back on the set in Milwaukee for his six-week, seasonal job which he so loves to do. Several weeks went by & then one day a child came up to sit on his lap.

"Hi, Santa! Remember me?!"

"Of course, I do," Santa proclaimed (as he always does), smiling down at her.

After all, the secret to being a "good" Santa is to always make each child feel as if they are the "only" child in the world at that moment.

"You came to see me in the hospital last year!" Santa's jaw dropped.

Tears immediately sprang in his eyes, & he grabbed this little miracle & held her to his chest. "Sarah!" he exclaimed. He scarcely recognized her, for her hair was long & silky & her cheeks were rosy -- much different from the little girl he had visited just a year before. He looked over & saw Sarah's mother & grandmother in the sidelines smiling & waving & wiping their eyes.

That was the best Christmas ever forSanta Claus. He had witnessed and been blessed to be instrumental in bringing about -- this miracle of hope. This precious little child was healed. Cancer-free. Alive & well. He silently looked up to Heaven & humbly whispered, "Thank you, Father. 'Tis a very, Merry Christmas!

Thank you for making Mircales like this come ture.

Merry Christmas

JP Crazy Ken Melbourne Florida

PS. If you have a Miracle, story of inspiration or hope please reply and shear it.

Live In No. Cal, Working in NYC, Training for Rome '08 Marathon - Help Please!

mlmccamey@yahoo.com — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:58:42 GMT

Hi Team!

Thanks,

Marjorie McCamey

mlmccamey@yahoo.com

650/218-0764 - Mobile

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How many out there are from the 2005 season?

wbayercpc@hotmail.com — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:15:02 GMT

After completing a couple events with TNT, I'm contemplating signing up for another event this year now that I have a better work schedule. Wondering how many are still working hard to support the cause from the 2005 season and which events they are taking on this year?

Pendants for Patients Fundraiser

amanda_freese@hotmail.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:58:01 GMT

A local artist has generously donated her time and talents to handmake dichroic glass pendants and sell them to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Please visit Mi Tierra Designs to purchase your own unique Team In Training or LLS pendant.

These make a great keepsake for all TNT alumni!

I am looking for members in Mississippi...

communityreply@lls.org — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:11:12 GMT

I would like to train with other members around the Hattiesburg and gulfport area.

Team In Training Softball Team

coach4u2iam@yahoo.com — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:10:20 GMT

Hello everyone! My name is Chuck White and I live in Bakersfield, California. In August of 2006 my 12 yrold son Joshua was diagnosed with Leukemia. Later in the year I signed on with TNT and began training for SDRNR. Unfortunately, in May 2007 my son passed away and I had to drop out of training. Later that year, I signed on again to make good on my promise to my son. June of 2008, I made good on that promise and completed the marathon for Josh. My fundraising efforts will not stop there.

I have now come up with another way to raise money. I have started a Team In Training Co-Ed softball team. Every member of my team has been effected by cancer in one way or another. For example: You now know my story, but one of my best friends Brandon has been battling Hodgkins Lymphoma. He is currently in Remission and plays on the team. This team is committed to raisig as much money as we can by playing in Tournaments throughout the state. We pay our own entrance fees into these tournaments but, need new uniforms. This is where I ask for your help! If anyone can help us purchase new uniforms it would help us tremendously cause, we want to play for a cure and represent Team In Training as much as we can. So, please feel free to contact me should you be able to help!!

Looking for Ro Sammis!

dzine@bellsouth.net — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:58:20 GMT

Ro, Rick and I are involved with TNT again... are you still in Hobe Sound? Susan DeKeyser

San Diego RNR

coach4u2iam@yahoo.com — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:12:25 GMT

Looking for friends from the Fresno Team who I met while running the marathon. Im from bakersfield and I was running for my son Josh. It was around the 12th mile I ran into some girls that were awesome and encouraged me to keep going! Can't remember your names sooooo... help me out here!!

Is there anyone here who has survived Leukemia or Lymphoma?

teamintrainingvictory@yahoo.com — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:03:58 GMT

I am a lymphoma survivor and participating in my first Team in Training. I would love to network with other survivor participants. Please email me at TeamInTrainingVictory@yahoo.com if you are a survivor!

Cynthia Pooler

2 COACHES THAT HELPED ME DURING WDW MARATHON '09

harleydmcgorry@verizon.net — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:47:16 GMT

I JUST WANTED TO TRY TO FIND THE COACHES THAT HELPED ME AT THE END OF THE WDW MARATHON. I THINK THEY WERE FROM ONE OF THE FLORIDA CHAPTERS. I WAS TALKING TO A FELLOW CHAPTER MEMBER FROM I THINK SOUTH FLORIDA CHAPTER "ELLEN" AND THEY CAME UP AND THEY KNEW HER. THEY CRACKED A JOKE SAYING THAT SHE WAS A TROUBLEMAKER AND DON'T TALK TO YOU, JOKINGLY OF COURSE. I SAID TO THEM I NEEDED A LITTLE HELP TO GET TO THE FINISH LINE AS MY QUADS WERE SO TIGHT IT WAS SOO HARD TO RUN. THEY HELPED ME NOT TO THE TOTAL END BUT TO ALMOST THE END. I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM SOO MUCH BECAUSE THEY DID HELP ME IMMENSELY TO FINISH. THEY JUST CHEERED ME ON. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO TELL THEM PERSONALLY AND NOT ON A BLOG LIKE THIS. PLEASE IF YOU ARE ONE OF THEM, I BELONG TO THE WNY & FINGERLAKES CHAPTER HERE IN NEW YORK. IF YOU KNOW THESE GUYS, PLEASE TELL THEM.

LLS STAIR CLIMB on the east coast

kevinkeating221@verizon.net — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:09:32 GMT

Does anyone know where I start to organize a LLS FIREFIGHTER STAIR CLIMB on the east coast. THANKS for all help and information.