US West Team - May "President's Cup" challenge (Page 16)

and if anyone has the time, can they add the new spreadsheet link to the bottom of our team chart, so that I can access it quickly....thanks again!!!! WEST IS THE BEST!!!! GO TEAM!

Hi everyone, I just finished a 3 miler...had to go do something...I am going stir crazy waiting on word about my brother....please pray for him! he is going into emergency surgery tonight...they found a mass in his colon area and after failed attempts of colonostopies and trying to disolve it with drugs and lasers?! have told Mike that it could possibly be cancerous! He will be heading into surgery to remove it in just a few minutes! I am worried sick and need as many of you possible to send those good healthy vibes and prayers his way!

yes, this is the brother who recently lost his wife. Thank goodness for his AWESOME kids who have been amazing thru all these past events and even more so now!!!...even though they live 4 hours away - as soon as Mike was hospitalized, and they found out....they both hopped in thier cars and drove to be with him! My sister is flying there tonight and my mom and dad are flying there tomorrow....thanks....not sure if I will be around too much in the next few days....IT IS TOOO FAR AND TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ME! and I am really upset that I can not be there, but he knows I am there with him in spirit and love! thanks  you guys! I have only skipped one day of working out this month...and look to be about on track for the challenge! I promise I will not let you down! have a good one and go get em TEAM~~ you should be in the 40% about now...if you are not, time to get out and make that percent rise!

thanks everyone. I just got off the phone with my brother. He sounds really weak, but that is to be expected. He will be in the hospital for another week and on a liquid diet for the next few days. He has a tube down  his throat and that could also be why it is really hard to understand him. He had a room full of people visiting him....so he was also a bit distracted....which is very understandable. My sister will be calling me later with details on what the doc said. Looks like it was something called diverticulitis!? will wikipedia it and see if I find anything!?! I will keep you all posted....

I did run a short run this morning. I plan on swimming tomorrow and Friday (I am hoping 2000m each day), and a bike ride on Sat/Sun...

what about you - have you been on the google spreadsheet lately? are you close to that 50% mark on biking, swimming and running? if not, get busy...and if you have....GOOD FOR YOU! YOU ROCK!!!

GO TEAM!!!!!!!!! LET'S ALL ROCK!!!

Excellent news!

When your intestines have diverticulosis which are out pouches in your intestines,  food can get caught in them, they can become infected causing Diverticulitis which is the inflammation of diverticuli; in your brothers case sounds like he had an abscess.  When antibiotics don't clear it up surgery becomes necessary specially when your intestine becomes blocked. They have to remove the bad area and use a colostomy bag to help rest the intestines and in most cases can be removed. (I am an a ICU nurse.)

I hope I explained it well.  Glad he is recovering smoothly.

Aloha. God if only I could be in Hawaii. Well wait, just plant a few palm trees, sit me on a deckchair and hand me a mai tai and I could be. I just saw weather reports for around here this weekend. 92F on Friday! What the fluff!!??? Holy cow. I can't wait. I wish I had a wetsuit. Darn it. Oh well.

Had a marvellous brick tonight. If I could just stand on the podium here for a few minutes and tell you that I did better in tonights brick than I have done in ANY RACE I've competed in. Hehehehehhhe. Ok. Down I come. Thank ye, thank ye all.

In her blog!!

I got into a fight with a lawnmower today. LOL

Aloha.   God if only I could be in Hawaii. Well wait, just plant a few palm trees, sit me on a deckchair and hand me a mai tai and I could be.  I just saw weather reports for around here this weekend.  92F on Friday!  What the fluff!!??? Holy cow.  I can't wait. I wish I had a wetsuit. Darn it.  Oh well.

Had a marvellous brick tonight. If I could just stand on the podium here for a few minutes and tell you that I did better in tonights brick than I have done in ANY RACE I've competed in. Hehehehehhhe.    Ok. Down I come.   Thank ye, thank ye all.  

thanks everyone. I just got off the phone with my brother. He sounds really weak, but that is to be expected. He will be in the hospital for another week and on a liquid diet for the next few days. He has a tube down  his throat and that could also be why it is really hard to understand him. He had a room full of people visiting him....so he was also a bit distracted....which is very understandable. My sister will be calling me later with details on what the doc said. Looks like it was something called diverticulitis!? will wikipedia it and see if I find anything!?! I will keep you all posted....

I did run a short run this morning. I plan on swimming tomorrow and Friday (I am hoping 2000m each day), and a bike ride on Sat/Sun...

what about you - have you been on the google spreadsheet lately? are you close to that 50% mark on biking, swimming and running? if not, get busy...and if you have....GOOD FOR YOU! YOU ROCK!!!

GO TEAM!!!!!!!!! LET'S ALL ROCK!!!

Aloha. God if only I could be in Hawaii. Well wait, just plant a few palm trees, sit me on a deckchair and hand me a mai tai and I could be. I just saw weather reports for around here this weekend. 92F on Friday! What the fluff!!??? Holy cow. I can't wait. I wish I had a wetsuit. Darn it. Oh well.

Had a marvellous brick tonight. If I could just stand on the podium here for a few minutes and tell you that I did better in tonights brick than I have done in ANY RACE I've competed in. Hehehehehhhe. Ok. Down I come. Thank ye, thank ye all.

Aloha.   God if only I could be in Hawaii. Well wait, just plant a few palm trees, sit me on a deckchair and hand me a mai tai and I could be.  I just saw weather reports for around here this weekend.  92F on Friday!  What the fluff!!??? Holy cow.  I can't wait. I wish I had a wetsuit. Darn it.  Oh well.

Had a marvellous brick tonight. If I could just stand on the podium here for a few minutes and tell you that I did better in tonights brick than I have done in ANY RACE I've competed in. Hehehehehhhe.    Ok. Down I come.   Thank ye, thank ye all.  

In her blog!!

I got into a fight with a lawnmower today. LOL

Julie!

Awesome cut