Friends Coping with Cancer
We found out a few weeks ago that one our closest friends, a wife and mom of two young children, has advanced breast cancer. We are hoping to learn more about what “advanced” means in this context. Our friend and her family are obviously very busy dealing with the situation, and we don’t want to “pry”. We expressed our sincere love and support and will continue to do so. We don’t have any more information from them yet.
April has also been contacting folks to let them know of our upcoming fundraiser: an arts and crafts sale and brunch at our house in West Seattle that will take place from 10:00 AM to 3:00 on April 26th. More on that in the next post.
April sent our fundraiser announcement email to the Seattle Homeschooler Group listserv and heard back from one of the members of that group whose husband recently passed away from Myeloma, which is one of the diseases whose research and treatment is funded by Team In Training and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
While we are healthy and able to do so, April and I are glad to support cancer research and treatment. Cancer affects those stricken directly, and it affects family and friends in ways that are sometimes hard to articulate or even recognize. Research and treatment funded by Team In Training often has a direct positive impact on those suffering from blood cancer. One good example is the experience of our friend and honorary TNT teammate Johnelle Horn. And this has a ripple effect. Not only does it bring prolonged and improved quality of life to the patient, but it also brings the happiness and joy of their successful treatment to family and friends, as well. We think about this a lot as we do our training – and then get to hang out with our sons when we’re done. Good health, family and friends. Nothing matters more.
