Believe to Achieve

to church with my mom.  Then after church made a veggie tray and went over to my sister's in Orem with my family.  We had bbq chicken. YUM. and coconut rice and garlic zuchhini. My mom got a blessing from Chris and Troy and Greg.  

three mile warmup starting at 8:00 pace for first mile.  7:47 for second then increasing pace every 0.2 miles by 0.1 miles until 3 miles.     60 second water break.  Then right into four mile tempo.  6:53, 6:48, 6:44 and 6:40.    No stops.  Cooldown one mile in 7:46. 

5 easy outside.  nice run.  so warm.  73.   8:15 ap.  My mom has her first chemo treatment that we will instead call her "Royal Treatment"  in order to have a more positive connotation with it.    So Sunday night Amber stepped on a wood chip.  I tried so hard to get it out and NOT have to depend on a Dr. visit/cost.  I got fragment after fragment out that night. she went to bed and wanted to go to school.  I had her soak it after school and used the baking soda method.  LITTLE DID I KNOW IT WAS WAY MORE HUGE besides the tip of a pen a  1/4 below the skin staring out at me!!  The dr even asked if I was sure it was a wood chip?? Really yes it is not a blood speckle that is black wood.  He numbed her foot and couldn't get it out with even super eyes (special up close glasses).   So from the Dr at 1100 we had to wait for her podiatrist appointment at 245pm. Amber has been a trooper. So much pain and tears.  An hour into the visit with Dr. Phillips he yanked that DeVil (amber is calling it that) out.  She said there was so much pain but also so much joy. I had to hold her for all the injections and pus removal.  Yup infected.  Anyway she is on an antibiotic and tip toeing around but such a relief. I posted the pic on facebook. Meanwhile my mom went up as planned to Huntsman Cancer Institute with my sister but not me un fortunately but  I couldnt feel unnecessary guilt. Amber needed this thing out and sending my dear husband would have wound up in surgery as that was the first thing the podiatrist wanted to do!! 10 days off foot with an incision. NOPE.  I said a quick prayer and went for the in office approach.  He was unsure if there were fragments or one long stick. Yup a 1/2 inch stick.  Phew.  After Amber's appointment and texting back and forth to my mother up with her Royal Treatment Amber and I made dinner together for the family and it was all ready for my mom when she got back.  So good to see Amber happy again.  Also my mom did really well.  Felt the same.  No feeling of having had anything. That is a tender mercy for sure!! She is my same old mom!! :D.  She even slept like a log even though they said she would probably be up all night due to the IV steroid given to prevent rejection of the other meds.  

8 miles.  4 increasing to 7:47 pace.  7:47 for three miles. Last mile 7:35. 1 percent incline for the first four. zero the last four. stretch as usual. 

tm at hotel. Easy. 

no watch but ran with fun group.   Jane Angie Jen and Chandi.  Ap about 7:43 alpine