To Facebook or not to Facebook

I've never made an official Facebook post about my cancer diagnosis. I've updated friends and family via e-mail and there's been a couple pictures on Facebook that could have been a signal if somebody was really paying attention. But I am feeling the need to kind of get it out there. I've been drafting what I would say, focusing on the 5k run in a couple months, but I don't know. Hmmmm...

Please take a moment to consider joining my team for the Colon Cancer Alliance's Undy run on March 28th in Forest Park. (Invite your family and friends!) And if you can't join us in person, please consider making a donation to my team, Kickin It. The CCA works to raise awareness and to save lives because colon cancer is treatable when caught early. It might not be a fun topic for us all to talk about, but talking about it is important!

Since my stage IV colon cancer diagnosis in June of last year at 38 with no known risk factors and no symptoms, I've been working hard. But 2 surgeries + 10 rounds of chemo = just the beginning of this fight for me. In a couple of weeks, I'll be starting 6 more months of chemo and I'll need all of your support and prayers.

It's easy to take your health for granted when you're out running and playing soccer, but when that is taken from you, you'll do your best to never take anything for granted again. To quote Stuart Scott, "you beat cancer by how you live, why you live and in the manner in which you live." So let's all go run (and walk) in our undies!