They're Back!

By RKB on March 22, 2004 2:59 PM | No Comments

Rough hands are shaking me awake. Gentle hands, roughly. One of Cindy's slight but strong hands grabs my left wrist, the other pushes repeatedly against my left shoulder. I don't know how long she's been here.

Wake up! Wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up!

She's obviously back from the weekend, and I'm happy to see her, but I'm sleepy, too. There is no bright morning light trying to push through my curtains. The sun isn't even up yet; Cindy starts work early. Too early.

"Wake up, Robert," she says. "They're back!"

I'm groggy, not quite ready to process what she's saying.

"I know you're back, Cindy. But I'm really tired."

"Not me," she laughs. "Your polys. Your polys are back."

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2010 marks my twentieth year in remission from AML. To celebrate, I will be training for and running two marathons with Team in Training: Twin Cities on October 3rd, and Dublin, Ireland on October 25th.

I'd originally started using this site to tell my story -- roughly eight months of treatment in 1990, as well as the impact leukemia had on me in the years that followed. Much of that story is still available through the "Table of Contents" below (or through the site archives).

But now I will also be writing about my training and fundraising goals, progress, as well as other thoughts, feelings, and experiences along the way for this milestone anniversary.

- Robert K. Brown

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