This past Saturday, I met my team mates and we started our journey to train for the Honolulu Marathon. The first work out went well - a nice 40 minute run along a bike path in Pearl Harbor. The best part though was being with my team mates. Together, we're racing against blood related cancers.
At this point you might be asking yourself, what are blood related cancers?
Excellent question!
Leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), myeloma and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are types of cancer that can affect the bone marrow, the blood cells, the lymph nodes and other parts of the lymphatic system. These diseases are related cancers in the sense that they probably all results from aquired mutations to the DNA of a single lymph or blood forming stem cell. The mutated stem cell produces clones, which generate high numbers of abnormal cells (such as neutrophils, momcytes and lyphocytes). The abnormal cells mutliply and survive without the usual controls that are in place for healthy cells. The accumulation of these cells in the marrow, blood and/or lymphatic tissue interferes with production and functioning of red cells, white cells and platelets. Ultimately, the disease process can lead to severe anemia, bleeding, an impaired ability to fight infection, or death.
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And stay tuned for more information about the mission of Team in Training and the Luekemia/Lymphoma Society, as well as tales from the trails (and trials) of my training!
PS - for those inquiring minds... yes, I did manage to accidently stick my finger in the puff paint on my training shirt... even after Jen, our fearless coordinator at TNT, warned me to be careful not to smudge the paint. Oops!
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