All I Want for Christmas is Some Liver Love

When applying to run the marathon with the ALF I knew the training would be happening in the dead of winter. As much as I didn't want to think about it, I knew eventually I would be running in arctic cold temperatures.

Yesterday was the first of many chilly runs to come (~17 degrees in Boston). Since Heather and I had missed the long run the week before, and I am fighting against a potential injury, we decided to do a shorter 6 mile run around the city. Crazy as it sounds we bundled right up and headed out... Hats, gloves, etc. For the first couple of miles the legs were pretty much numb, but after conquering Beacon Hill we were as toasty as we could be.

It's comforting to know these runs aren't going to be as terrible as originally expected... at least until we hit the snow and ice I guess (I write this as I'm watching the snow continue to pile up outside).

On another note, last night was the annual Christmas cocktail. Each year we all get dressed up and rent out a bar in the city for a holiday party. Normally Nicola and Tyler would be right there with us celebrating. Since Nicola has been having elevated numbers it just wasn't safe for her to be out in public around so many people. Even though she is almost 6 months out of the transplant and looks as fabulous as ever, these small bumps in the road remind us all that she is still fighting a battle every single day.

So here we will be for the next 4 months running through the snow and ice in hopes of raising enough money to someday find a cure for liver disease so people won't have to worry about going through the painful experience that Nicola has been enduring so bravely.

Hoping for lots of liver loving this holiday season...

Meredith