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Marielle Carroccio
This morning I saw a re-tweet from Jason this article talking about Marielle Carroccio and her battle with kidney failure. You can’t help but feel pangs of sympathy for this poor girl as you read through the details. The most recent post in the same blog has pictures of Marielle sitting up in a hospital bed getting dialysis, which is, and this is really pains me even to type, only delaying the inevitable. Unless a suitable donor can be found…
Anyone who knows me knows that I’d give them my right arm if they needed it, but would I give a kidney?
I downloaded the questionnaire for the Compatible Living Donor program and filled it out. I attached it to an email and before I could hit send I sat here at my desk just kind of staring at the screen. Surgery is scary. Needles are scary. Death is scary. If I was evaluated and it turned out I was a match, could I go through with it? Would I be able to live with myself if Marielle, or any human being for that matter, passed on and I could have done something to prevent it?
I hit send.
I wouldn’t fault anyone for not jumping onto a hospital gurney without giving it a lot of serious thought, but if you don’t get evaluated, please at least forward the message on. Hopes, prayers, and warm fuzzy thoughts go a long way, too.
Direct Article Link: http://thedomesticdiva.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/sew-urgent-help-save-my-daughters-life/
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JrMint Drops Science
Thanks to JrMint for answering the call to talk about his weightloss routine. He writes about his workout routine in his latest article:
I think a lot of people don’t realize that a lot of benefit in losing weight and working out comes from not being repetitive.
JrMint Recovers
We hadn’t heard from Minty in a while due to his lack of journal updates but yesterday he finally put pen to virtual paper. Even having been down with a surgery for a time he’s back at the gym and continuing to shed the pounds. I don’t know about you guys, but I’m inspired. Here’s an excerpt from his McBlog:
I am happy to say I hit 193.8 pounds today, thats 30 pounds of weight loss in about 7 weeks. If I hadn’t missed those 2.5 or so weeks of workouts I’m confident I’d have dropped to 190 or lower, but thats okay, just gotta stay ramped up.
Its hard to miss multiple days in a row and keep motivated. My wife hit an amazing 125 today and is still working with her trainer, she looks and feels great.
Amazing job, man. You and your wife are tearing it up in a big way. Keep it up!
JrMint Prevails
JrMint’s update says it all. He is now part of the sub-200 club. Way to go!
198.6 (finally broke 200!) and 21.8% body fat. Bitchin.
Fill the Gaps
3 years ago
I knew that once I stopped going out to eat when I travel that there was going to be trade offs. The up side: I’d have time to hit the gym, and I’d be eating store bought food. The down side: nearly total lack of social interaction.
My routine so far for this trip:
- wake up at 6am
- get ready for work
- have breakfast in the room
- work for 8–12 hours
- head directly to the gym
- cardio or weights, alternating days
- back to the hotel & shower
- dress in comfy clothes
At that point it’s 8 or 9pm. I figure I have 2–3 hours of time I could spend filling the gaps. On a “school night” some TV in the room, a video on my laptop, or something else I can turn off when it’s time to sleep is probably a good idea.
What about Friday night through Sunday?
Only Run When Chased
3 years ago
Yesterday I decided to pick up a pedometer. I was reading through the documentation this morning before attaching it to my bod and noticed it “auto adjusts from walking to running strides.”
My first thought: “only if someone’s chasing me with a large knife.”
I’ll track my steps per day and update again when I’ve gotten some details to talk about. So far I can’t hardly tell I’m wearing the thing.