Today I ran 4.1997 miles in 34 minutes (Route via Gmaps Pedometer)
I’m trying to reach “heartbreak hill”.
When Sofia saw me with the thermal underwear, shorts and a bandana covering my bald head she said, “que guapo!”
That helps!!
While running I thought about Officer Settles. He’s the first person we saw at Children’s Hospital Boston when we arrived for the first time from Mexico City via Chicago to the ER. It was September 11th, 2000 (one year before the Sept. 11th terrosist attacks) around 11: 30 PM and I asked Officer Settles if he knew about a place where I could find something to eat. We were very hungry and tired from the 10 hour the trip. We didn’t have time to eat in the airplane because Andy was not feeling well.. We must have changed at least 2 diapers per hour and he vomited about five times… We tried to clean… He had a central line infection, we had to feed him with parenteral nutrition (nutrition through his veins). We decided to come to Boston when the surgeon in Mexico that was supposed to change the infiltrated central line told us to leave if we wanted him to survive… They didnt know what else to do..
Andy and Paulina stayed at the ER room while I went out to find food.
“Up the stairs to your right…. You will find food there Sr.” Ofrficer Settles said, with a very loud voice that could be heard all around the hospital lobby…
More to come…
The 111th edition of the Boston Marathon will be very special. This year Mark Porter will run the marathon again teamed up with Andy.
More information at: www.mark4andy.com
Mark is a cancer survivor and last year he ran his first marathon. He liked it so much that he’s doing it again. Back in April after finishing the race he told me that it was the best experience he’s ever had…. He invited me to run the Boston Marathon in 2007.
My brother Victor will run the marathon.
More information at: www.vic4andy.com
Victor is running because “Children’s Hospital Boston saved my nephews life”.
And I will run for the doctors, nurses and researchers that saved Andy’s life on multiple occasions. I will run for Six West, the stem cell transplant unit at Children’s Hospital Boston where Andy had the stem cell transplant two years ago. And I will run to thank the runners who ran in previous years for Andy.
Please help us give back to Children’s Hospital Boston.