My Uncle Tom

No runnin the 'hood for me today, lots of wind! I am only slightly sore from doing the 4.5 yesterday, so I am pretty happy about that! We are expecting some snow in the next few days. Hopefully I can cross train tomorrow and then get back out this weekend.


So I figured I'd take the time to remind you of just why I am doing this.


My Uncle Tom was diagnosed with Lymphoma after feeling some pain in his lower back. He thought it was just some muscle pain from work he had been doing around the house and yard. Turns out, it was Lymphoma. He fought the disease off for 20 months before finally losing his battle in August of 2010. Just one short month before I met my husband, Tim. It makes me so sad that Tim never met him!

The great part about it though is that Tim has heard all of the wonderful stories about my Uncle. Like how he made a raw clam opener out of a knife and a block of wood. And how he one time climbed up on the roof at one of our family reunions to retrieve a stray balloon-rocket-thing. How much he loved good food, good wine, and even better music. How much time he spent building a dollhouse that still sits in my aunt's dining room. How much my uncle impacted everyone around him -- volunteering, giving advice, fixing things around the house. The list goes on!

But one thing that I personally will always cherish is learning from my Aunt and Uncles marriage. Here is a picture of their last Christmas together, nine months before my Uncle Tom lost his battle with Lymphoma. They were very much in love for their entire marriage. The kind of relationship we all strive for -- full of compromise, communication, and most importantly I have found in my six short months of marriage, support.

It would really mean a lot to me if you could donate to support a cure. I would love for there to be a day where no one has to lose their loved ones to a blood cancer, like we all lost my Uncle Tom. Every little bit counts -- $5, $10, whatever you can give. I would love for you to donate to either Tim's or my personal donation pages. We have to raise a total of $2,400 in order to race. I would really love to raise even more than that!

So I would love if you could please donate to my TNT FUNDRAISING in memory of my Uncle Tom.

Until a cure,
Erin

Remember I said he climbed up on the roof? ;)