This is my own personal cause & for those that don't have one, they may want to think about donating to one of the Sarcoma
Foundations below. My mother passed away from a rare form of cancer called Lipsarcoma. It is one of about 50 subtypes of sarcomas that affect all age groups from the youngest to the oldest. It is a
"a cancer that begins in the muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body". There is no cure & funding is low because of its rarity. As some of you may know,
the rarer the form of cancer, the less money that is usually allocated to it by the larger organizations or the NIH (National Health Institute) as well as fewer people donate because they just don't
know about it. This cancer just keeps coming back, grows back where it already was & spreads to other areas as well. You can learn more about it at these links.
Welcome to Gratitude Monday. Each Monday, stop by & comment on what you are grateful for & how it will impact you to live a healthier life going forward. How it impacts you does not have to be food or exercise related. It can be in any way, shape or form! If you just want to write a grateful comment & nothing else, that is fine too. If your comment is the same as another one, so be it. Everything goes here!
Today I am grateful to YMX by Yellowman for allowing me to not only test one of their amazing items but to also offer a giveaway to my readers! How lucky is that! Again, I have to say that this MadKool fabric is unbelievable. You got to wear it to believe it! Worth the money in my opinion!
1/23/2012 6:23 AMEmergefit wrote:
I am grateful my daughter arrived in Greece safely. I am grateful for her opportunity to learn. I am grateful she is the woman she is. I am grateful for the name, Dad.
LOVELY grandchildren. I hope I can can be grateful for grandchildren someday. Clearly you are! Reply to this
1/23/2012 6:39 AMKaren wrote:
Today I'm grateful for my husband. Not that I'm not always, because I (almost) always am! But I am most grateful today for all the little things he does for me that I can't do for myself. Like getting my bike set up for me to ride indoors, yesterday. Reply to this
1/23/2012 7:35 AMkarenfitnessjourney wrote:
(I hope this doesn't sound morose.) I'm so grateful to see my daughter before she goes off to school each morning. Over the weekend I was reminded of the 2nd anniversary of the death of one of her classmates. The young lady was crossing the street to catch her school bus when an impatient driver decided to go around the bus, striking and killing the child. The girl's mother had just said goodbye to her child moments before. Every weekday morning I drag myself out of bed even though my daughter is 17 and can get herself off to school. I often wonder what that young lady's mom would give to have one more chance to say goodbye to her daughter, knowing that she was going to see her again in a few hours. I'm so grateful to have my daughter. (Hope I didn't depress you Jody, this has been on my mind for the past few days.) Reply to this
So I've been offline a lot and just now read Carla's post about your awesomeness, and I couldn't agree more! You are in inspiration to all of us! Reply to this
I am grateful for all the books that keep me company through good and bad, days and nights.
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BTW, your grandkids are beyond cute.
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I am grateful we didn't have a tornado last night even though we had some wicked weather. And I think your grandkids are darling!
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I am grateful my daughter arrived in Greece safely. I am grateful for her opportunity to learn. I am grateful she is the woman she is. I am grateful for the name, Dad.
LOVELY grandchildren. I hope I can can be grateful for grandchildren someday. Clearly you are!
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Today I'm grateful for my husband. Not that I'm not always, because I (almost) always am! But I am most grateful today for all the little things he does for me that I can't do for myself. Like getting my bike set up for me to ride indoors, yesterday.
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Always a good reminder to look at the sunny side at your blog, Jody!
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(I hope this doesn't sound morose.) I'm so grateful to see my daughter before she goes off to school each morning. Over the weekend I was reminded of the 2nd anniversary of the death of one of her classmates. The young lady was crossing the street to catch her school bus when an impatient driver decided to go around the bus, striking and killing the child. The girl's mother had just said goodbye to her child moments before. Every weekday morning I drag myself out of bed even though my daughter is 17 and can get herself off to school. I often wonder what that young lady's mom would give to have one more chance to say goodbye to her daughter, knowing that she was going to see her again in a few hours. I'm so grateful to have my daughter. (Hope I didn't depress you Jody, this has been on my mind for the past few days.)
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I totally get this Karen! No apologies needed!
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yay great pics of the kids! hope you guys can come visit soon. just run on up here in your Hokas
i am grateful to have the opportunity to homeschool all my kids.
congrats to the winner of the jersey giveaway (lucky!)
have a great week.
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Congrats to Maureen! (that lucky duckie). And I love the pics, Jody. The kids look so happy.
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Grateful for good health among 1,000 other things. And love the grandkid pics!
So I've been offline a lot and just now read Carla's post about your awesomeness, and I couldn't agree more! You are in inspiration to all of us!
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Being a near-neighbor to Diane, I am also grateful for calmer weather today!
And I'm grateful you love your grandchildren so much!
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