Feb 20, 2013
Sitting at my local coffee shop in my TNT sweatshirt, in the middle of writing my weekly mentor group email, a woman sat right beside me, tapped me on the shoulder and said "Thank you for saving my brother's life, I am forever thankful for you and all of you part of Team in Training" I had never met this woman before, but she saw my Team in Training sweatshirt and said she felt compelled to talk to me. We then went on to talk for about 15 minutes about her brother’s cancer journey and how appreciative she is for all of us, for helping save his life. By simply wearing my TNT sweatshirt, I have been able to connect with someone who has wanted to say Thank You, for a while now. She told me that her brother Brian, was diagnosed with CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia) 3 years ago, when he was 26 years old. Her family, had never heard of CML, and had never been affected by cancer until that moment. She said they were completely caught off guard, and had no idea how they were going to deal with it. His cancer journey, was difficult for all of them, with hospital stays for weeks on end, sleepless nights, piling up of hospital bills, and an ocean of tears shed. But he is doing well now, he is taking Gleevec, and although he has to take it every day, it has given him a new lease on life, more days, and more birthdays with those that he loves, and he will be celebrating his 30th birthday, this coming March. Their family learned about Team in Training this past Fall when their cousin joined the SF chapter to do the Nike Women’s Marathon. And they were AMAZED at all that Team in Training and LLS has done to better the lives of those with blood cancers and their families. She says she makes it an effort to thank those she sees from Team in training, every chance she gets. Because we have helped provide her hope for a great future, and a life well spent with her brother. I am happy I met her today. I am happy I was able to talk with her. And I am happy to share in this journey with all of you, as we continue to help save the lives of others.
Sitting at my local coffee shop in my TNT sweatshirt, in the middle of writing my weekly mentor group email, a woman sat right beside me, tapped me on the shoulder and said "Thank you for saving my brother's life, I am forever thankful for you and all of you part of Team in Training" I had never met this woman before, but she saw my Team in Training sweatshirt and said she felt compelled to talk to me. We then went on to talk for about 15 minutes about her brother’s cancer journey and how appreciative she is for all of us, for helping save his life. By simply wearing my TNT sweatshirt, I have been able to connect with someone who has wanted to say Thank You, for a while now. She told me that her brother Brian, was diagnosed with CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia) 3 years ago, when he was 26 years old. Her family, had never heard of CML, and had never been affected by cancer until that moment. She said they were completely caught off guard, and had no idea how they were going to deal with it. His cancer journey, was difficult for all of them, with hospital stays for weeks on end, sleepless nights, piling up of hospital bills, and an ocean of tears shed. But he is doing well now, he is taking Gleevec, and although he has to take it every day, it has given him a new lease on life, more days, and more birthdays with those that he loves, and he will be celebrating his 30th birthday, this coming March. Their family learned about Team in Training this past Fall when their cousin joined the SF chapter to do the Nike Women’s Marathon. And they were AMAZED at all that Team in Training and LLS has done to better the lives of those with blood cancers and their families. She says she makes it an effort to thank those she sees from Team in training, every chance she gets. Because we have helped provide her hope for a great future, and a life well spent with her brother. I am happy I met her today. I am happy I was able to talk with her. And I am happy to share in this journey with all of you, as we continue to help save the lives of others.
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