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Another DIY gel mani: photos taken on day 3
I have a different sort of “favorite” for you today. Last year feels like it was just yesterday. But yesterday, I ran 3 miles. And I felt great.
The nip in the air reminded me of it all. I wonder how many falls have to pass before I no longer make the correlation. Or is it like a scent? Will the bright sun and slight nip always remind me of it all.
Don’t know what I’m talking about? Oh. Here. That right there is a post I wrote exactly a year ago yesterday. Scary stuff, huh? Yeah. If you don’t care to run over and read that post and want the sparks notes version: I was sick last fall. Really sick. In the grand scheme of life it was only a few months. But while it was happening? It felt like it would never end. I felt like I’d never feel normal again. And I was terrified of what they’d tell me every time the phone rang with the results of yet another test.
I thought about it all yesterday while I was running. I remembered the day I was out with my family but kept complaining about my abdomen. I remembered collapsing on the kitchen floor in pain, thus starting the whole saga. I thought about the ultrasound I had sure they’d tell me my gall bladder needed to come out. And then I remembered how my breath caught in my throat when instead, they found what they thought were cyst but instead turned out to be tumors on my liver. I remembered the day I got the call…they couldn’t say for sure that the tumors were benign. I thought about my husband rushing home and just breaking down into him. I remembered leaving the doctor’s office without the answers I so desperately needed and feeling so completely helpless. I remembered how I felt when my doctor finally shrugged his shoulders at me and referred me to Duke.
I remembered dancing out of the surgeon’s office when he finally agreed to operate.
And then the alarm went off.
I’d completed my 5k run.
I slowed to a walk and shook the memories from my mind.
So my favorite today?
Yesterday, I was running.
And I feel great.
So proud of your for your running! I remember you being sick too and it was scary. What a difference a year can make! PS – LOOOOOOOOOVE those nails!
I am so glad that you are better!! Having no answers when you are sick is really the worst, and so is waiting for treatment!
You are awesome girl! I'm so glad you're healthy.
A year can make all the difference–sometimes, so can a day. 🙂
Awesome!! Cheers to better health 1 year later! PS- that nail color is amazing.
So glad that this year has treated you better! That all sounds terrifying, but you made it through and check you out now!!!! You are running and writing books and just kickin' butts and taking names all over the place!
So glad you're better! 🙂
So, so glad you are better! I know it felt great to complete that run! Have a great weekend!
xo Southern Style
Well, now I'm crying! It's amazing to reflect back on just a year to see what yo've accomplished and what you have overcome! I certainly glad this year was so much better for you! <3
OMG… I had no idea. I'm so proud of you friend. You're an amazing woman. When I see you, we may just have a cry fest. 🙂 You rock! xo
Loved this and so glad you are doing so much better– time goes so quickly, but it's crazy how much can change/progress in that amount of time!
So glad you are feeling and doing better! I just set a goal for myself and I am running a half marathon in the spring! It seems as if you enjoy running and so do I! Just like you – I do quite a lot of thinking while a run as well. I hope you continue to do better and continuing running and moving forward!
That is so scary!!!! It is crazy to think that just a year ago that is how you felt…and here you are running and feeling good! Glad that everything worked out 🙂
It really is a wonder how 365 days can make such a monumental difference. So happy that you're able to look towards the future! It's hard to do that. Especially after such an intense experience. Bravo!
What a hero you are Joey! Wow! I got chills just reading the account. I'm so glad you are healthy and running and that I'm getting to know another NC girl here in blog land! Keep on keepin' on girl!