Sweat was trickling down my back and into my eyes and my feet were throbbing and swelling. My healthy 24yr old body was sore and tired; I wanted to sit down. But then I looked up and saw Posty-a seventyish man who was sweating and whose feet were no doubt throbbing, but, instead of sitting down-he was standing up and fighting back against the cancer inside of him. He was sharing his cancer story and he was getting countless others to share theirs. Not only did Posty ride a 70 mile leg of RAGBRAI, he then came to volunteer for hours upon hours at our booth with bounds of energy, optimism and determination.
I've returned from RAGBRAI, and as I sit in the comfort of my air-conditioned apartment with the familiarity of my own bed-I think about Posty, and the countless others who have been fighting back against cancer. Posty and the others refuse to sit down-even if their feet are throbbing and sweat is trickling into their eyes.
Jessica
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