ACk Ok I feel like a total looser....if you can do this with all that you are going through...I better get off my lazy but!! Laura you'll be inspiration for us all. I hope that all is going well, and that you have more good days then bad Mimi

OK MARCHers - be sure and read Laura A.'s reply to my post about our October walk-a-thon across America. Ladies and gentlemen....Laura wants to join in on our walk in between her chemo treatments. What a motivated wonderful woman. If Laura can walk with us, you MARCHers that haven't yet committed to our project - have NO excuse whatsoever. I am so proud of her just to think with all she is going through she will try to walk with us. I told her any miles she walked would be automatically doubled - from pure effort. Laura is definintely an inspiration to me and sure she is to you also. We are so lucky to have her as a MARCHer. So today and tomorrow ends September and beginning MONDAY - we start our walk across America. I have a new pair of shoes - for a reason other than walking! I have been having this hip pain off and on for several months and finally went to the orthopedic doctor. Seems this old lady has - of all things - bursitis in my left hip. Fortunately he thinks with physical therapy it should resolve itself. I have started PT and go 2-3 times a week for the next 6-8 weeks. The therapist did an ultrasound treatment with anti-inflammatory cream on the area and sent me for new shoes and then put some inserts into the shoes. She said walk on - if it didn't bother me and it doesn't seem to make the pain any worse. As WLS patients we can't take the anti-inflammatory medicine because it doesn't stay around - just leaves your system. But the treatment she did seemed to make my hip better yesterday. I hope you are getting fired up for our walk-a-thon. If you are going to walk, please send me your address through my email: [email protected] - so I can send your participation certificate to you and so I can have the winner's address to send the small gift!!!! GOOD LUCK MARCHers - let's WALK ACROSS AMERICA! Love and hugs to all....Barbara

Listen Mrs. Fairest of the Fair.....you better be walking with us!!! Glad Wyatt is doing better. Take care of Zachary and begin your walking - at least to the great Mississippi!!!! Barbara

Hi Barbara and fellow Marchers... I am going to try walking with you. I still have my pedometer from when I was walking every day. My walking in October might be sporatic/intermittant working around my chemo treatments but if it's OK I'd like to try anyway. I do have days when I feel really good..... I totally enjoyed the reality show, FAT MARCH, this summer.....now they walked some serious miles!!!

Welcome home!!! I can't wait to hear all about your trip....