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Survivor Story
In May 2004, Bill Crews finished the worst six months of his life. a competitive swimmer and coach, Crews had been training for his first triathlon when his shoulder got sore. He went to the doctor thinking he had torn a rotator cuff and came out learning he had cancer.
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Elli Wolpe’s Words of Inspiration
I want to share with you the words of an inspirational speaker at one of our recent events. Her words are powerful and provide a reminder that we do make a difference in the lives of others.
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New Recruits
In recent weeks I have met a few amazing people who are now key foot soldiers in the war against cancers.
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Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon
This weekend is the big Philly Triathlon. I don’t race this one. Instead I wear multiple other hats including race staff and TNT coach. This is a national Team in Training event so the race raises significant dollars for the fight against blood cancers.
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My Cause and Thank You
Last night I was honored by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as their Team in Training "Volunteer of the Year". I have to say that the concept of receiving this award completely took my breath away. For many years I have been a big advocate of tying athletics with charitable causes. I have done events like the American Cancer Society’s and the MS rides for years. They started out simply as fun and cool ways to do events.
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Growing Tentacles
Hello world. Hmmmm, my typing skills are even more pathetic at this hour! Didn't think that was even possible. Anyway, I wanted to tell you about a connection I made the other day and the very cool way that I will be able to leverage that meeting into doing something awesome on many levels.
Why I Do What I Do
I am conviced that there are so many "reasons" for my leukemia diagnosis and more importantly, there are reasons that have drivien me to do the things that I have done as a result of my diagnosis. I may not always know what those reasons are, but the people that I have been able to connect with are too many to mention or even count. I wanted to take a minute and share just a couple of examples of people who have found me or stumbled upon me
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NJM = Wet and Wonderful
Marathons aren't supposed to be WET and wonderful but that's exactly what the New Jersey Marathon was this weekend.
The Best Medicine
Well …. Saturday morning, we leave for Long Branch New Jersey to get settled in for Sunday’s New Jersey Marathon. I have mentioned before that my wife and I are both doing this with TEAM IN TRAINING to celebrate my remission, to remember my wife’s cousin and .... just because we can.
Living the Tri Life