excuse whatsoever to tackle any obstacles that may
those who can’t. I do it for those people, because I
come your way, either physical or metaphorical.
could have been in their position. I could have been
I mean just seeing this man bust through these
laid up in bed all day, just waiting till my time was
courses gave me even more determination, more
up. But I’m not; I’m happy to say that I’m extremely
drive, and made me want to push myself even
blessed to wake up every morning with a new lease
further than I have before.
on life. I have faced a lot of obstacles thus far and I
Yes, it is still hard adjusting going through my
cancer treatment; I’m not going to lie about that. The
constant switching up of medicines, the days where
you don’t want to get out of bed, the days when you
just don’t care anymore; but then I remember: I.
Am. Extremely. Lucky. It could have been so much
worse for me, I could have been terminally ill, I
could have never woken up from the surgery I had
to go through. But I’m not and I wasn’t. I get to wake
have been beaten to the ground, but I continue to
get up and nothing will ever stand in my way. I keep
pushing myself to my limits and then even further.
Why? Because I can. I have been given that chance,
so I will continue to build on that.
So I’ll ask you again, what’s
your excuse?
up each morning to a new day and I get to do the
things I love. I get to still workout, I get to see and
talk to my family, I get to talk to my friends and I get
to live my life. And that is why I continue to push
Oh, and one more thing…
MUDRUNFUN!!!!!!!!!!!
myself. No matter what the circumstances, I do it for
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