giving rise to action; staying fit and sane through running
(31 Weeks)
Monday, October 6th, began like any normal day – or as normal as our days had become that year. 2014. It was a roller coast of emotions. I had been diagnosed with breast cancer in March. Ran a sub-4-hour marathon in April. Had surgery in May. Our daughter graduated from 8th grade in June. By July, I was out of work, starting radiation treatment, and our lives were spiraling downward.
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Kurt Fliegel, runner, concerned citizen, parent and grandparent, (and yes, my husband) discusses practical solutions to end gun violence.
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December looks a little different this year. Our neighborhoods are still adorned with lights, our living rooms with decorations that reflect holidays past. But we all know this December is vastly different. If we’re not taking risks, we’ve planned intimate gatherings at home with our immediate family. Maybe others will join on Zoom. How many even knew what Zoom was last year?
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The feeling begins to emerge right after summer ends. When school resumes, not the official end to summer weeks later, long before the temperature dips and I start thinking about bringing out the sweaters, I start thinking about this day. This was the day – October 6th – that fell on a Monday that year and would forever change the course of our lives.
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The plans were hatched during the winter break. Summer 2020 was going to be the best summer ever. Two young women halfway through college were going to spend the summer in Chicago living on their own. The apartment belonged to one; her roommate would be moving out at the end of the semester. It was located just a few short blocks from Lake Michigan and about a mile and a half from the beach!
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