People love to hear I so work close to the Ironman Arizona course which is also used for another half dozen races during the year. I am literally right there. All the running and riding I do from my office incorporates wide swaths of each official route. The transition area while a little over a mile away, on the other side of Tempe Town Lake, is really just a short bike ride away or hop in the car away.
Needing to get up and walk a bit I went to the corner outside my building and snapped this picture. Total time walking there and back was nine minutes.
Mo did great at the hospital. He did so well that he did not not need any sedation for his testing, he just hopped right up and laid there. Everyone appreciate that and he left with some very nice parting gifts. Apparently it was in a different building than normal and Mistress said was half museum/ half game hall. She had to pull him away to leave. Of course they didn't read the results, just gave Mistress the CD to take to the doctor which means another appointment which has not been made yet. More waiting and praying about a possible surgery on his tonsils/adenoids/sinuses this month.
On Monday he has another round of tests for a possible hernia he developed at birth. It wasn't seriously debilitating but a possible hernia nevertheless and were told to wait until he was four to see if it would go away and it doesn't look like it has. Times up. I will be there for that one, since it may possibly become a surgical consult. I can't imagine living with the specter a hernia for 4 days let alone 4 years and again I am reminded at how much different my son braves adversity than even myself.
Again it is so hard for friends, strangers and even unknowing medical professionals to see such a happy, loving, polite, energetic, funny, cherubic little boy and then be told what he is diagnosed with and treated for, or is symptomatic of, and they are some very serious and physically traumatic, possibly life threating conditions. For so long we thought we suffered a collective Münchhausen by Proxy Syndrome, yet, again and again our worries were confirmed by clinical analysis.
Mistress and I are strong people, strong parents and our trials have hardened us to some extent. The model our son sets for us suffering these conditions is our inspiration to be high spirited and feel blessed that through all this he has remained strong.
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It's starting to look a lot like triathlon in North America.
Stay tuned...
It's terrific that Mo's tests went so well. Good luck on Monday.
And thanks for posting that sign! Brilliant!
I'm gonna steal that picture, that's my birthday :)
Glad to hear Mo doing well. Will keep my fingers crossed that all is good.
What a great kid! Go MO!
Go mo man!! WOW IMAZ is really coming to town soon...hope you're ready and excited..:-))
I think the Mo pic is just so fitting. He's hiding but his eyes don't let on that he is scared. He is one tough kid.
Go Mo man! and a huge hug from the Soap who misses the little Mo. Lock and load, it's time for IM #2! good luck with the rest of your training-can't wait to watch you race again.
We can always learn from our children...You guys hang in there!! Sending out warm thoughts your way!
Comm's wow- that is great that you can actually train on your IM course whenever you want!
Glad Mo's tests went well- stay strong brother!
obviously Mo already knows one of the secrets of happiness....a poncho liner. Man, whoever invented those, pure genius!! Mo's got it right, happiness is a warm woobie. Glad to hear he did so well yesterday. Definitely thinking about you guys! All will be well.
Woah, only 23 days 'till IMAZ. You feel like a kid at Christmas when the TV specials start rolling.
Thanks for the reminder to pray for you, mistress and Mo!
Can't wait to watch you race!
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