Adrienne has just three more radiation treatments to go, and none too soon. She seems to go from one annoying, painful side effect to another. Last week, her throat was very sore and she had a cough. Now her skin feels like it's sunburnt though nothing is visible. Long term, she will probably lose her thyroid function, but that is easily replaced by a daily supplement. She really can't wait for this to all be over so she can get back to a somewhat normal schedule.
Yesterday, I did the Nike Women's Marathon (the 1/2) in San Francisco with perfect marathon weather. I took this season off of TNT because of Adrienne's treatments and I've been trying to spend more time with Daniel. I enjoyed seeing lots of familiar faces and old friends. There were so many TNTers from across the country. I was a bit sad that Adrienne wasn't there since we did the event together last year, and I'm always sad to see so many people still suffering from these awful diseases. It's inspiring, though, to see all the fundraising, hard work, and dedication from so many.
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Adrienne was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease in 1996 at age 9. She had multiple relapses, two bone marrow transplants, and a range of chemos and radiation therapies, and passed away on October 1, 2009. We are heartbroken.
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About Adrienne
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- Adrienne was very much like others with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, the most common cancer in teens and young adults. What was unusual is that she had it for more than half her life and ultimately, it took her life. Hodgkin's is curable for about 80% people, but Adrienne was one of the 20% for whom a cure was elusive. She considered herself lucky since treatments had been there for her with each relapse but she ran out of treatment options and her body just couldn’t take any more. As she said, "Though I’ve now had cancer for most of my life, I no longer plan my life around it; instead, I try to plan cancer around my life." We hope you can take inspiration from her and how she lived her life.
1 comment:
Congrats on the 1/2. I am hoping to be fully healed from my ankle probs to do the 1/2 in '06. I think it's in Hawaii. Anyway, hang in there Adrienne. I am praying for you and your continued strength.
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