My Updated Bucket List
Posted on 3/07/2017 by dsjohndrow
Many of you know that I have been diagnosed with a malignant tumor. Of course, untreated, it's deadly. As it turns out, I have run 80 races including 7 marathons; 3 or which were world major marathons. I did almost all of that since I received the news. I have had a number of surgeries to remove 3 other forms of malignancies.
I am not saying that you should get cancer to run your best, but it's working for me.
I am not saying that you should get cancer to run your best, but it's working for me.
I won't have any more details until my next biopsy in about a month. That's when I will find out how bad it is, and what, if anything, we are going to do about it.
Not all cancer is fast growing.
It's been a long process of blood tests, medication that made me feel like crap, and surgical biopsies which are pretty gory and downright painful. Waiting for the results is always nerve wracking. I keep busy enjoying life, running, praying and being a smartass.
I do have good news.
I am running the Berlin Marathon in September even if someone has to push me in a wheelchair. I have booked a flight, a hotel, and paid the registration fee.
It will be my 4th World Major.
All this talk of the Big "C" has made me think about what it is that I really want to do before I die. Here is my list. It is just things that interest me or pertain to people I care about. It's entirely selfish, that's why it's my bucket list.
- Run Tokyo and London marathons to complete the World Majors.
- Run a race is all 50 states
- Run a marathon on every continent.
- Run a marathon on every continent.
- Get my kid a horse and someone to take care of it.
- Make the most of every day with those I love
- Stay under 200 pounds.
- Travel
- Leave instructions for how I want my life insurance spent. ;)
- Die with clean underwear on.
That's it. I have pretty much done it all. I have been to 42 states, 14 countries, put kids through college, run a marathon, and I don't regret too many days from the last 5 years.
Thanks for the votes and comments. (You can do both if you like.)
No one is getting outa here alive.
You are doing extremely well in making your life worth living. Be proud of yourself ... I would be, if I was you.
I know people much older than you who never accomplish any of their dreams (sad but true). You're amazing! All accomplished with hard work and, (of course), with the grace of our loving God.
Keep on keeping on my friend.
Thank you as always for sharing.
You are inspiring as always and you will do that Berlin Marathon running- I know it!
Seriously, I love your attitude and wish you all the best.
A incredibly dear man I loved to the moon and back lost his battle to the big C in December. He taught me something so important. We talked often about the 'best' way to die. His answer to that question was always; "while you're living".
Keep on living.
Keep inspiring others by your positivity as it's infectious. The world needs more people like YOU in it.
Godspeed, my friend. Godspeed.
Thank you!
Rose
Going through that ordeal makes me want to do everything on my bucket list as soon as I can. Others around me don't understand this; they say wait a few years to do this or that. I say, why wait? Because... you just never know.
I wish you well!
Will be keeping you in prayer.
Kpassde
My SIL who is 330 pounds, has high blood pressure and diabetes had to have a biopsy of her lymph nodes due to an unidentifiable mass and precancerous cells. She was freaking out, quit smoking and all that. The doctor tells me after the biopsy, there was no cancer found and if she continues to nor smoke should be fine. So a few days later I saw her smoking and was like ????? Her reply "I'm an adult and I choose to smoke." She did not see the doctor for her follow-up and has not been back to that one since. Crazy....