10-10-10--This is the title of the book by Suzy Welch.
Meaning of the book is; give something 10 minutes, then stick with it 10 months, then something special will happen by the 10th year.
In life, as of lately, we want stuff instantly; we as a society want it now! We have all the capabilities: Smart phones, Amazon Echo, Siri, Google this and Google that, Smart cars, Bluetooth and the list goes on and on and on.
But in Erin's case instant is not the norm. This is a stage in her life that requires follow up, doctor visits and so forth. On June 12, 2016 Erin had two biopsies--which led to a egg sized hematoma that developed during her biopsies. 3 days later she rode her bike for University of Cincinnati Barret Breast Cancer Unit, which raises money for breast cancer.
On June 15th Erin was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma Insitu, level 3, triple hormone negative. Which led Erin to undergo two more biopsies before her bilateral mastectomy on July 15th.
As Erin put it, "this was very upsetting, but I had my Pink sisters on Facebook where I would look at their stories and I knew I was lucky to be where I was."
Erin got the urge to get checked, because on New Years Eve 2014, she lost her mom to breast cancer--her mom passed from what is known as liver bile duct cancer, which is not what Erin had.
10-10-10.........Its odd that we can look and see where we are today in setbacks--we look one step at a time, not knowing what is ahead of us. But when we give something 10 minutes to truly understand what is in the moment, in this case breast cancer....Which is a new term to household, yet through love, compassion, a few hugs and a few tears--we get strength from others and we press on with guidance and wisdom of others who have been there and who can coach us.
June 12, 2016 is 7 months ago--almost at the 10 month mark and above, in the photo, is Erin running. I spoke to her this week and she is running the Boston Marathon and has signed up to do the Louisville Triathlon in October of this year.
Erin understands the 10-10-10 rule to a T. She is living it. She is 100% committed to self healing, committed to her Doctors and committed to her family and friends--including the PINK ones.
So today I walked 10 miles for the big E. At every mile I yelled that's one for you Erin, that's 5 for you Erin and in front of my house I yelled that's 10 for you Erin.
Tomorrow will be day 4, but Erin is on day 197 of her 10-10-10.
A 10 minute check at the mammogram truck--put Erin in the position. She was pro-active. So go out there and tell your friends 10 minutes is all you need to walk up and get started, may even be less--but for this analogy I'll go with 10.
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