Jan & Kaye at Tahoe
Sunday, March 15
Envision ducks sliding around on their webbed feet, and that’s what it would have felt like on our bikes this weekend….so I opted for a rest day and a long spin class indoors today, led by Will, a member of our cycle club. It was fun and sweaty, and I earned my late lunch.
The highlight of this weekend was seeing Kaye Kriz, my Team Honoree, for the first time since October. I delivered food made by Edna Malone, one of our Team in Training coaches. Kaye and I swapped stories and news, laughed and remembered how scared she was at the beginning of the Tahoe ride two years ago. Now I regret not riding side by side with Kaye that day – but we both rode all 100 miles and the victory party was sweet, shared with our families and teammates. We talked about the importance of using our intuition when something doesn’t feel right…to nudge our doctors into action. After all, nudging can be a good thing! And, information is your friend.
Kaye told me that making pancakes yesterday morning was exhausting – but fun. I’ve organized an army of 28 women who will be “Kaye’s Cooks” for as long as it takes to build back her strength and stamina. I hope all of you reading this blog will want to help me to help Kaye by considering a generous donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, supporting my passion for its mission and my fervent prayer for her health and well-being, not to mention the thousands like her. Don’t forget to read my first two blogs…I’m so excited to get this site launched – thanks to much help from my son Josh and his friend Chris, whose expertise far exceeds mine!
