23 March 2008
Road Less Traveled
03/27/08 08:43 Filed in: Personal
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet, knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
Robert Frost
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Fighting Diabetes by Cycling
03/26/08 15:35 Filed in: Misc
On June 6th I will be cycling 75 Kilometers to fight
Diabetes in the American Diabetes Association's Tour
de Cure fund-raising event. The Tour de Cure is a
series of cycling events held in over 80 cities
nationwide. I have joined thousands of others to
pedal in support of the Association's mission: to
prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of
all people affected by diabetes.
According to the American Diabetes Association, the top 10 reasons to fight diabetes are:
• Nearly one in ten American adults now has diabetes.
• Diabetes is the fifth-leading cause of death by disease in the U.S.
• Diabetes is a chronic disease and has no cure.
• Each year, more than 80,000 people with diabetes undergo amputations.
• Diabetes can cause other serious health problems ranging from stroke, heart disease, and
kidney failure.
• The incidence of diabetes has increased by 61 percent since 1990 and continues to rise at an
alarming rate.
• Approximately 20.8 million Americans have diabetes — including 6.3 million who don’t even
know it.
• An additional 54 million people have pre-diabetes, putting them at great risk for developing
type 2 diabetes.
• One out of every three Americans born today will eventually develop diabetes if present
trends continue.
• More than $1 in every $10 spent on health care services in the U.S. is attributable to diabetes. This translates to more than $132 billion direct and indirect healthcare costs (2002 statistics).
If you are interested in helping with a donation, please click on this link. Your tax-deductible gift will make a difference in the lives of more than 20 million Americans who suffer from diabetes and another 54 million people in the United States with pre-diabetes. Each kilometer I ride, each dollar you donate will be used in the fight to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by this disease. Together, we can all make a difference!
According to the American Diabetes Association, the top 10 reasons to fight diabetes are:
• Nearly one in ten American adults now has diabetes.
• Diabetes is the fifth-leading cause of death by disease in the U.S.
• Diabetes is a chronic disease and has no cure.
• Each year, more than 80,000 people with diabetes undergo amputations.
• Diabetes can cause other serious health problems ranging from stroke, heart disease, and
kidney failure.
• The incidence of diabetes has increased by 61 percent since 1990 and continues to rise at an
alarming rate.
• Approximately 20.8 million Americans have diabetes — including 6.3 million who don’t even
know it.
• An additional 54 million people have pre-diabetes, putting them at great risk for developing
type 2 diabetes.
• One out of every three Americans born today will eventually develop diabetes if present
trends continue.
• More than $1 in every $10 spent on health care services in the U.S. is attributable to diabetes. This translates to more than $132 billion direct and indirect healthcare costs (2002 statistics).
If you are interested in helping with a donation, please click on this link. Your tax-deductible gift will make a difference in the lives of more than 20 million Americans who suffer from diabetes and another 54 million people in the United States with pre-diabetes. Each kilometer I ride, each dollar you donate will be used in the fight to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by this disease. Together, we can all make a difference!