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26 posts for 26 miles
26 posts for 26 miles
3/26/2017 1 Comment The Starting Line…“Kyle, have you noticed anything different about Freeman lately?” Leanna asked this question the night before we were set to move our family from San Jose, CA to Phoenix, AZ. I had not noticed anything, so I told her to go to bed, as we had a long drive ahead of us in the morning.
As I packed the final pieces into our family van I noticed Freeman’s epilepsy for the first time. Freeman was standing in the driveway, but motionless and unresponsive. He was having what we would soon learn were Absence Seizures. They lasted 15 to 25 seconds and would occur every 30 minutes. At that moment, everything seemed to stop. Our 3-year-old son had started his long journey with Epilepsy.
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The starting line is always the same. You are about to do something new or challenging. You need to be ready!
But what if you weren’t ready? How would you feel if you were forced to run a Marathon you didn’t train for? That is how we felt when our son Freeman began having seizures on June 27th, 2008. Freeman was starting a long journey and we were not prepared. Today I am asking you to join me over the next 8 months... I will share 26 stories on topics that I have come to know a lot about: Epilepsy and Running. Yes, a story for every mile I will run on November 5th, 2017 at the New York City Marathon. I will be running on the Epilepsy Foundation team to help bring awareness and raise funds for those affected by Epilepsy. I will be writing this blog to help others. Hopefully my experience with epilepsy and running can help others be better prepared for their own journey. |
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