I am in my fourth week of training and I absolutely LOVE it. This week was a difficult week for me and my family. We lost our Tia Elva to breast cancer on Friday, March 5th, 2010. She fought a valiant battle for almost 3 years and was incredibly brave and strong every step of the way. Her strength and courage astounds me and it is a constant reminder of why I decided to help find a cure for various cancers. My tia Marta died due to Colon Cancer and My Tia Adela, who passed away January 21, 2010, lost her battle to Liver Cancer. And now, this week, I lost another beautiful aunt to cancer. I am angry, I am sad, I am grieving, but I am now determined to make a difference in the lives of all people battling Cancer, but especially Latin@s facing Cancer.
Every time I prepare to train, I remember them, I think of them and push myself harder. I do this for them, and just when I think I can't take anymore, I think of them and go harder. I miss them terribly and it has been especially difficult for my mother. She has lost 2 sisters in less than 2 months.
This Saturday, my cousin Liz and I biked 12 miles. We woke up at 7am to ride from Sheridan to Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison. We biked 10.5 miles in 30 degree weather at 745am. It was cold, our hands were frozen, our butts were in pain, and we were still hurting from losing our aunt the day before. But we rode. We rode without complaining and without thinking of how early it was or how cold it was. Our hands were literally burning because they were frozen. We simply rode in silence. I knew we didn't have to say anything to each other. We just rode in silence, sometimes alongside each other, sometimes in front or in back. We pushed each other to the end and congratulated each other at the end. For us, every mile, every step, ever stroke is a victory. I love running, riding and swimming with my cousin because we constantly push each other to be better and because we know what we are feeling and thinking without saying a word. I love her dearly and I feel honored to have her along my side as we embark on this journey together.
We still have a long way to go for our fundraising, together we must raise $5000 and we only have $130.00 donated. :( So please support us and any little bit helps. Also stay tuned for our fundraisers! Many to come! Thank you for your love and support. Throughout my postings you will find pictures of my beautiful aunts who give me the strength to train every single day!
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