Anniversaries

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The past few weeks have been quite a whirlwind. Since my last post, there have been a lot of anniversaries for Dad's illness. From our last good day together, to his initial hospitalization, to his intubation, a few days where he was awake enough to connect, our final conversation, and our last goodbye. 

We are back in Ohio seeing family this week and we went to a few Cincinnati sporting events last weekend. All of it is a bit strange without him here. There is a normalcy to doing normal things, but there's also a realization that they will be forever different. 

In addition to being home and seeing family, training here again has had a different feel. A year ago, I was training to run a half marathon (1 year ago tomorrow), and I had to get some runs in both while we were here on a regular visit, then while dad was in the hospital. I had a chance to talk with my dad about my training, how I was feeling, and what I might do next. Then, when he got sick and was in the hospital, I began to use training as a way to escape for a little bit a process what was happening. I don't think I realized at the time how helpful the training was for me, and how helpful it would be. 

Now, I will be running my next half marathon this coming weekend in Cincinnati. It will be the first time I've been able to run the Flying Pig since college, and I'm excited to be able to run it again and see good friends while doing it. I'm feeling well prepared and have high hopes for a good finish.

Fundraising has stalled out a bit over the past few weeks. I'm currently sitting at $1250 of my initial $3000 goal, and I'm hoping to get some new donations soon!