In her own words
Stacey’s own entries — humor, hospital stays, lungaversaries, and life, in the order she wrote them, with notes from friends woven in, often written in reply to her.
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Note from Stacey
Karen, thank you so much for writing! I’ll be in touch with you the next time I go to the UU Church. I’ve been keeping busy lately. Wednesday, I met Greg, Ana and Isa to do stadium steps. I did 10 trips up and down, running 50 out of 80 stairs on the last one!…
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Note from Karen Skold
Hi, Stacey– I’ve been thinking about you recently and decided to check your website to find out what’s up. Sounds like you are doing great now. I’m so sorry I missed you when you came to the UU church a few weeks ago. That was one Sunday I missed because of sleeping late! I hope…
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Note from Stacey
Felix, its great to hear from you! It sounds like you are having fun on your trip. Rehab is going better. Yesterday, I met with Will Bowers at the track and he had me do lots of drills to improve running technique. We also did assessment tests, including the “Flying 30” and the standing broad…
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Note from Felix
Hi Stacey! I am still in Oregon. It is good to see you are still climbing in the gym and climbing steps at Stanford. At least your climbing is getting better (mine is getting worse!) Have been biking quite a bit out here but losing upper body strength pretty rapidly (partly as a result)… have…
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Note from Stacey
Today had several encouraging moments. The first was waking up and not feeling tired, after a solid ten hours of sleep. The second, going to the track and practicing running with my friends Marty and Debra. I have cut off over a second on my 100m dash time already, and I think I could go…
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Note from Stacey
It was my housemate Dave’s birthday on Thursday, and I have been spending a lot of time with him this week. Thursday, I made chicken stir-fry with sweet rice wine (his favorite) and also organized a little birthday potluck for Friday with his best friends, Mark and Eva, at our house. Friday dinner was special…salmon…
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Note from Stacey
One good thing that happened during the illness is that I have had the opportunity to spend some quality time with my friends lately. Their support is really helping me through this period of new beginning. Love is such a valuable thing. This week, I had long talks with Will and Robin as we met…
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Note from Stacey
Will, thanks for meeting with me at the stadium. After talking with you, I was motivated to go to the track later and try some sprints. Much to my delight, I was able to run 100m in 20:57 seconds, not very fast but competitive enough to make it feel worthwhile to train for the Transplant…
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Note from Will Bower
Stacey, It was great to talk to you on Tuesday at the Stanford Stadium. I could tell you are a great leader. You were willing to ask tough questions and really want to serve others in coaching and programs. I look forward to hearing about you rebuilding a habit and base of fitness which will…
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Note from Stacey
Well, I’ve got to push through tired days like today, and concentrate on the positive…gather the inner strength like my friend Lorma. Lorma is waiting for a heart double-lung, and is living on oxygen 24/7 right now. Even though her life is limited to a 50′ cord inside the house, Lorma still has a positive…