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Brave BodyRocker Erin – Team USA
Dear Zuzana and Freddy:
I have been a Body Rocker for about a year now. I am so thankful for all that I have learned from you and have been inspired so many times by what you say and how you say it. My husband emailed you about a week ago regarding my situation – looking for some advice and support from the body rock community. I am not sure how much he said, so I guess I will start over.
I have cancer. This however is not the beginning of my story nor is it the end – it happens to be right in the middle. My name is Erin. I live in New Jersey, USA. I am 37, married, mother of 3, and a personal trainer. I have always enjoyed training both myself and others and encouraging (as you do) people to be more and want more. I love to live life, I eat healthy, and laugh a lot. I am fit and energetic, love to travel and experience life. For all these reasons, I am even more confused as to how and why this all happened.
To give you a brief back story, I had been back and forth with my family doctor about some chest pains…”You have cartilage damage” he would say, but knowing my body, I knew it was more. I continued pestering him and finally had a chest x-ray – If there is one thing I can say is trust what your body is telling you – push to get the right answers. On that day, January 6th, 2011 my life changed. I was diagnosed with Diffused Large B Cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in my chest. I immediately needed to start treatments and I did so fearfully but with optimism. I had a lot to live for, and for the most part this type of cancer was “curable”. I started a chemotherapy program called R-Chop. I would have treatment once every three weeks. I was in the best shape of my life (thanks to you), and handled the treatments extremely well. Very little down time and very little sickness. I joined “Team in Training” raising money for the Lymphoma Society and right after my last treatment ran a 5 mile race. I felt on top of the world. I had more than survived – - I had continued to live!
Eight weeks later I am back in the doctor’s office…Hearing the news that my lymphoma has come back. The prognosis is not as good as the first time. I have been hit yet again with a sledge hammer. This time I need to be in the hospital for 4 days on a continuous chemotherapy drip call R-Dice. I need to repeat this 4 day treatment 3 times and have a stem cell transplant and more high dose chemotherapy. The stem cell transplant will keep me in the hospital for a month. So far, I have had one treatment and my next one is in August. I am a positive person and I know that I have to focus on the fact that this needs to work this time. I am looking to you and the Body Rock community to help inspire and motivate me to get through this. I have a great husband and friends that are always there for me, but I am looking for someone who might be able to relate on some level and encourage me to keep pushing, not give up, and that this is another challenge I just need to get past.
Any advice or support is welcomed. I have been truly enjoying Diana’s posts – - especially “Wake Up!”
All my best to the Body Rock community,
Erin
P.S. I have included some photos one before with my husband, one before my race, and one with my family.
P.S.S. As a thank you and hopefully as a final salute of victory, I will try to do my best in hospital Burpee at the end of my one month stay – hopefully at the end of October.

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