Bill Crews, 5 Years and the Remission Run 5K
Five years ago today, on Tuesday Oct 14, 2008, I was sitting in my room waiting to hear from Bill. He was at Dr. Blackwell’s office in Tomball to get the results of his MRI on his shoulder. Being swimmers, of course, we thought we’d hear that he’d torn his rotator cuff and needed surgery. Then, just before 10:00 a.m., Bill called me and spoke the words that would change our lives forever, “It’s Cancer.”
Only two days later, he became a patient at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. That’s where we discovered that he had stage four blood cancer. That’s where we spent the next 2 ½ years going through cancer treatments. That’s where I plan on spending part of my day today, just having coffee and thinking and praying.
As most of you know, it only took three months of very intensive chemotherapy to get Bill into remission, but because of the severity of his disease and the fact that it’s completely incurable, he spent six months in very aggressive treatment followed by two more years of less aggressive treatment. After that last treatment in July of 2006, he had to continue to have very regular tests. You see, as of right now, the monster disease in his body is not dead. It’s simply sleeping. At any moment, on any day, it could wake up. We are not afraid of it though. And through all of this, our faith has increased. Our hope is strong. And we’ve met some of the most amazing people in the world because of lymphoma.
In January, we plan to celebrate Bill’s remission by proving to lymphoma that it has not won its attack on our family. On January 31, 2009, we want you to celebrate five years of remission with us at the first ever Bill Crews Remission Run, a 5K event for the whole family. We will even have a 1k race for the kiddos. This race is tentatively scheduled for 8 a.m. at Carl Barton Jr. Park in Conroe. For those running the Chevron Houston Marathon, you will have had plenty of time to recover by then. For Team in Training, Woodlands Fit and other clubs, you might enjoy this as a “reunion” run for your groups. Please get it on your calendars and even if you’re not a runner, please sign up anyway (walkers welcome!).
Following the race, we’ll have a victory celebration in honor of Bill and many others who have or have had cancer. We’re celebrating remission while at the same time, fighting for a cure. You see, we long for the day that the ugly monster will no longer be sleeping, but DEAD. We want the cure! That’s why all the race proceeds (100%) are being donated to the Hagemeister Research Fund at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center- funding vast research into curing lymphoma and other cancers.
To know more about the Remission Run and the research fund, please visit our website: http://www.remissionrun.org/ and until registration opens (we will send out another email when that happens), please mark your calendars and plan to be there to celebrate life with our family!
Love & Blessings,
The Crews Clan
Bill, Dana-Sue, Morgan & Dylan
Only two days later, he became a patient at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. That’s where we discovered that he had stage four blood cancer. That’s where we spent the next 2 ½ years going through cancer treatments. That’s where I plan on spending part of my day today, just having coffee and thinking and praying.
As most of you know, it only took three months of very intensive chemotherapy to get Bill into remission, but because of the severity of his disease and the fact that it’s completely incurable, he spent six months in very aggressive treatment followed by two more years of less aggressive treatment. After that last treatment in July of 2006, he had to continue to have very regular tests. You see, as of right now, the monster disease in his body is not dead. It’s simply sleeping. At any moment, on any day, it could wake up. We are not afraid of it though. And through all of this, our faith has increased. Our hope is strong. And we’ve met some of the most amazing people in the world because of lymphoma.
In January, we plan to celebrate Bill’s remission by proving to lymphoma that it has not won its attack on our family. On January 31, 2009, we want you to celebrate five years of remission with us at the first ever Bill Crews Remission Run, a 5K event for the whole family. We will even have a 1k race for the kiddos. This race is tentatively scheduled for 8 a.m. at Carl Barton Jr. Park in Conroe. For those running the Chevron Houston Marathon, you will have had plenty of time to recover by then. For Team in Training, Woodlands Fit and other clubs, you might enjoy this as a “reunion” run for your groups. Please get it on your calendars and even if you’re not a runner, please sign up anyway (walkers welcome!).
Following the race, we’ll have a victory celebration in honor of Bill and many others who have or have had cancer. We’re celebrating remission while at the same time, fighting for a cure. You see, we long for the day that the ugly monster will no longer be sleeping, but DEAD. We want the cure! That’s why all the race proceeds (100%) are being donated to the Hagemeister Research Fund at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center- funding vast research into curing lymphoma and other cancers.
To know more about the Remission Run and the research fund, please visit our website: http://www.remissionrun.org/ and until registration opens (we will send out another email when that happens), please mark your calendars and plan to be there to celebrate life with our family!
Love & Blessings,
The Crews Clan
Bill, Dana-Sue, Morgan & Dylan
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