In the past year I've run around 1,000 miles. Along the way, I found the peace of mind and physical fitness that empowered me to support my wife, Moira, as she beat breast cancer. I shared that story with you on my blog, averageblog.org, and here in the pages of ...
Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of Moira's diagnosis. May 22 is a date that will forever be etched into my mind, as well as hers. I was on a long bike ride. She called me and told me the news when I was still a long way from home. I ...
I am thrilled that I will be running the New Orleans Rock ‘N’ Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon in just 13 days. Given that the big race is so soon, I have already begun my “taper,” which is a fancy word for dialing back your training. The taper is a ...
On Monday last week, my wife, Moira, finished her treatment for breast cancer. As I have chronicled over the past several months, we were faced with an aggressive cancer, and a recommended treatment regimen that amounted to an all-out assault. Sitting here after four months of chemotherapy, two surgeries, and ...
On December 5th, I lined up with over 1,200 runners in the cold, afternoon air of Dexter for a memorable 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) race. This would end up being a special race for me because I managed to set a new personal best. The Holiday Hustle also bookended my ...
When you are used to doing everything for yourself, your way, it can be tough to let people share your burden. For many of us, myself included, there is a certain amount of satisfaction involved in accomplishing difficult things on our own. I remember how disappointed I was to learn ...
A few weeks into my wife, Moira Branigan's chemotherapy treatments, she developed a fever. Fevers are no joke when you have a compromised immune system, so our oncologist sent us straight to the emergency room here in Ann Arbor. Once there, the resident on call shot Moira up with some ...
You might not really realize that life doesn’t actually come to a screeching halt once you have that diagnosis in hand. In fact, all your stresses are still there, but now they are compounded by cancer. With any luck, you’ll have a support network of family and friends that can ...
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