After not being able to run for 7 weeks and getting on the nerves of
everybody I know...a friend last week bought me a book called, "I
Remember Running" - Darcy Wakefield. I could not put the book down and
spent all day Friday reading it. Darcy Wakefield died on Saturday at
age 35, R.I.P Darcy Wakefield.
A great 4 minute time investment is to listen to this woman describe
her reflections on running....which you can do at the link below.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1550798
I'm sure your local bookstores have the book, below is a description.
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A little over a year ago, Darcy Wakefield was a single, 33-year-old
athletic, workaholic English professor, a vegetarian who had never had
a serious health problem or injury. Then she was diagnosed with ALS,
and her world turned upside down. I Remember Running is Darcy's story
of change and loss and challenges during her first year with ALS, as
she struggles to make sense of her diagnosis and redefine herself in
the face of this terminal illness. With unflagging courage, wit, and
eloquence, Darcy shares what she calls her "fast-forward" life, a life
in which she applies for disability, leaves her job, and plans her own
funeral as well as meets and moves in with her true love, buys a house,
and gives birth to her first child in less time than it takes most of
us to accomplish even one of these things. Beautifully written and
wholly inspiring, I Remember Running proves that it is possible to live
a rich, meaningful life after being diagnosed with a terminal illness,
and will move readers to see the world in a different light.