I've been out of running for about 10 days due to the illness and then death of my mom in law. She passed on Sunday as a result of colon cancer that was uncaught. She was probably in some sort of pain in the last few months or at least weeks of her life. Sadly she had Alzheimer's and was unable to tell us. I've read that a colonoscopy is relatively painless despite the fact something is probing in places the sun don't shine. I've also read that this cancer is easy to treat/remove if caught early enough and survival rate is extraordinary. Writer Dave Barry had an article on his colonoscopy that was actually so funny I had tears running down my face. As part of my public service announcement for colonoscopy I give you this link to Dave's article. http://www.miamiherald.com/2009/02/11/427603/dave-barry-a-journey-into-my-colon.html So in a nutshell, read Dave's article. If you are reading this at work do be warned that you will laugh out loud...not a chuckle but a down right belly laugh. Then talk to your doc and see if you have reached the age of needing a colonoscopy. I believe that age is 50 unless you have a family history then the suggested age is 40 or 45. As for my run today...it stunk. Well, perhaps it was me that stunk it up today. Temps were the normal GA summer heat and humidity. 6AM, 80 degrees and climbing, 100% humidity. Per my request to our group we are doing more hilly routes. They went 12 miles. I broke down sobbing and called it a day around mile 4.5. It seems that running still brings out all sorts of raw emotions that just won't stay stuffed down.
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