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I hope all of you will bear with me for repeating the warning I posted last week. I feel it is important for everyone to consider the article below. If you already read it, but did not go to the link, perhaps you will today... right?

First; an update on the Harrisburg Marathon. Unfortunately, my knee will not allow me to run the marathon. Although I would have dearly enjoyed the course, it is not to be this year.

Right now I am focused on minimizing the damage to my right knee and following a course of rest and more rest for the time being. Is it difficult to do? Yes and no.

Yes - because I am in tip-top condition to run, with the exception on my right knee and no - it is not difficult to decide this - because I can not run with ITB. Injuries happen and I just have to make the best of it. The last thing any runner wants to hear is that we can not, must not run. I certainly don't enjoy hearing this, but I will do whatever it takes until I can run again.

I'm in the 'can't-run-club' for a while, but I have high hopes that this will change soon. I'll keep you posted.

Please see my article list for links on ITB if you are dealing with a similar circumstance. Now for the the article that may save your life -

I'll explain. On October 16, my husbands 50 th birthday, we were told that a lesion that had been removed was Malignant Melanoma. To make a very long story short, we knew that early detection was vital if the cancer was to be contained. However, the spot had been on his back for a long time. The news looked as if it was to be very bad indeed. However, days later, the pathology report showed some very good news which was confirmed by a cancer specialist. The cancer had not yet spread down deep enough to have invaded his lymph system and therefore, his body. We were very fortunate!

Everything else in my life, aside from researching all I could about this disease, had been on

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