If there is one thing I believe in more than anything else in my world, it’s this line: If I don’t have my health, I don’t have anything. You’ve been there, too I bet. Every time I get a little sick or a little hurt, I want nothing more than to feel the same way […]

People regularly tell me how beautiful my hair is. Today I cut it all off. About a month ago, Shannon and Erin started planning the Texas 4000 Hair Cutting Extravaganza. The idea had been brought up last semester, but now it was starting to come together. And so I started to seriously think about what […]

It’s been a while since I have blogged and for that I apologize. The last couple of months have flown by…a blur of class, work, Texas 4000 meetings, Texas 4000 training rides, Texas 4000 volunteer events, hanging out with Texas 4000 teammates…you get the picture. Now, it is May 4rd. I have exactly one month […]

This sounds like a strange topic for a blog, but for the first time in my life I experienced financial goosebumps. Texas 4000 for cancer has been a 501(c)3 non-profit for quite a while, but as with any non-profit there are people who question how the money raised is being put to use. I myself […]

Since joining Texas 4000 I have already experienced a whole slew of new things in just about every aspect of my life. I thought that most of the new experiences I would have might come on the ride but have found out that many also come beforehand. Despite living in Austin for several years before […]

Life can throw at us curveballs when we least expect it. Sometimes we manage to dodge them, but many other times, we get hit…really hard. Then, we get bruises and wounds. We walk with them for other people to see. We talk about them, and we embrace them. And sometime in the future, we get […]

I have a tendency to get the itch to blog on weeks and days that are the busiest (4 tests and a presentation kinda weeks). Through conversations with teammates, friends, and family I’m finding out about myself–in ways I did and did not want to know. I’m stubborn. It’s the running joke in the family […]

I went to MD Anderson today for new patient orientation and my first consult with Dr. Phan, my gastroenterologist. Before meeting with my physician I had my vitals checked. Though not ‘ideal’ my H/H levels which were previously ‘incompatible with life’ were no cause for concern. I also had my BP checked – solid and, […]

Shortly after finishing my first marathon in February I started experiencing knee pain. After three doctors, a month if physical therapy, and no improvement my doctor told me to take a break from the bike. Resting doesn’t come easily to me, but for two weeks I overcame the temptation to exercise. I felt like I […]

Riding a high so figured I’d share: As the 2012 team we spend a few hours a week at a meeting together then whatever time we have together at volunteer events. Some of the team have already become close friends and have spent quite a bit of time outside of these meetings and such hanging […]