Famous

The Mayo Clinic has posted a story about Jill on thier website
http://sharing.mayoclinic.org/

NO MORE TUMOR

Yes, that's right folks! The MRI yesterday showed NO MORE TUMOR!!!! Oh sure, there was scar tissue from the surgery and we're going to keep a close watch on that, but Dr. Porter said that it was just scar tissue. Her blood work was also the BEST IT'S EVER BEEN, which we're attributing to the beers consumed the night before. Dr. Porter didn't object to that assumption.
Yesterday was a good day at the Mayo Clinic. The empty desert wasteland around the building was covered in a velvet emerald green grass making it much more visually appealing. The weather was a pleasant 71F and the beer at Gordon Biersch was cold and refreshing. Last nights chemo session was puke-free and she slept the whole night.
One more month of chemo and then we're DONE!

We just watched a youtube video of a Beligum farting pig cartoon. Don't ask. Just watch. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8297574364836044520#

Training for the Big Sur Marathon is going really well and we now know what to put on the racing shirts. Two shirts one long sleeve and one short sleeve. "I had cancer, what's your excuse" and "Cancer treatment: The ultimate training program" on the front with "Thank you Mayo Clinic Dr. Zimmerman, Dr. Porter, Dr. Vora" on the back.

After the Big Sur Marathon then the focus is on the Livestrong Challenge Austin Bicycle charity ride. Thanks to those that have donated so far.

LiveStrong Challenge Bike Race

Big Sur marathon 7 weeks away! Jills runs are going well. She had a 2 1/2 hour run in Sedona on Saturday. Jill has two goals for marathon: 1.Finish within 6 hours 2. Feel well enough to go wine tasting in Carmel afterward. Her friend Becky (A friend since high school) is also running and going wine tasting. It will definitely be time to celebrate. Chemo will be over and all we will have to do now is get an MRI every few months be be sure that nothing comes back. Woohoo!!


We decided to sign up for the Livestrong Challenge Austin bike race in October. We have to raise $250 to actually ride. Below is the website to make a donation.

http://austin2010.livestrong.org/jillio


If you'd like to join us for the 90 mile ride around Austin we have the ability to recruit "team members" for the Livestrong Challenge. We haven't figured out what that means yet, but hopefully it will allow you to ride with us.