The Current State of Affairs

As those who pay attention to my Facebook page are aware, my migraines have become more frequent over the past year.  This led to several doctors trying several medications on me until I finally saw a neurologist. He sent me to have an MRI in November, which revealed that my brain was fine, but found something in my neck.  This is the way it was described to me by my doctor: vertebrae in my cervical spine are pinching a nerve, causing it to bulge and that bulge has developed into a benign tumour.  I had to have another MRI with higher resolution and contrast agent to see what's going on with the soft tissue surrounding the tumour and pinching of the nerve.  I will have the results of this last MRI on May 7th.

When I found out about the pinched nerve in my neck, I decided to take a break from running until I have a clearer picture of what's going on or the problem is fixed.  From what I've read, high impact exercise and pinched nerves do not go well together.  

But what about the fundraising?

Running may be best avoided at the moment, but I can still walk.  I have therefore decided to join Light the Night, which is a walk organized by the same group responsible for Team in Training, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.  The family of my friend and honouree, Emru Townsend, already participate in Light the Night every year, so I won't have trouble finding friends to walk with.  

So if supporting blood cancer research is something that you enjoy doing, please visit my Light the Night page and help me reach my fundraising goal.

Thank you very much for your support and encouragement.