Third Annual Jeremy's Run - "The Road To Recovery"

Jeremy's Run is an annual Walk/Run to benefit The Partnership at Drugfree.org and the Kolmac Foundation. Participants can choose between a 10K race, a 5K walk/run, or a 1 mile fun run.

When:    Monday, May 30th, 2011 (Memorial Day)
Where:   The Fair Hill Shopping Center
              (in front of the Greene Turtle)              18101 Town Center Drive | Olney, Maryland 20832
Time:      Registration begins at 7:15am
              Race and Walk begin at 8:30am

I was reading Drugfree.org trying to find ways to get involved in the community other than just donating money...to me getting out and putting a human face on issues is just as important as any ad campaign...I couldn't quite find what I was looking for so further research is needed...however, I did run across this amazing race that is happening at the end of May...I've recently taken to running...I've tried for years but just didn't enjoy it...but the stars all aligned or is it the planets but anyway...I think there may be a runner in me!  Jeremy (Jeremy's Memorial Page) lost his battle with addiction in 2008 - his family and friends started this run as a tribute to his life and to shed light on addiction in teens...

I'd love for any and all of my recovery friends and stranger friends to join me this Memorial Day...You can register on the Jeremy's Run website or you can register on Active.com.  If you do sign up, let me know...so we can meet up!

Glee-ful

Dear Little Brother:

Last night was a Glee night...you probably don't know about Glee unless the afterlife has television - but it's singing, dancing and social commentary - all in rolled up into one high school some where in Ohio...the 23 year old you would have probably thought it was lame and the word "sellout" would probably be thrown around...but I'm hoping the 28 year old you would have enjoyed it...they've even covered Beck's I'm a Loser....Poison's Every Rose Has its Thorn...and the Beatles's Blackbird. 

I remember the Poison poster that hung on your door...You knew all of their names...we even had a dog named C.C. after C.C. Deville...knew every word to every song...and even dressed like a glam rocker...you were only like 7 years old so your rocker wardrobe was limited...but you always had plenty of guitars, microphones, drum sets - real and pieced together buckets w/ duct tape so you could jam - There is a picture of you with your kid made drum set, drum sticks in hand - rocking out with no shirt, sun glasses and a black hat that went to one of your many Freddy Krueger costumes...

Much like your rocker icons...you battled addiction...but the drugs eventually won the war...C.C. Deville is sober now, I think...I'm not sure about the other guys in the band...

Musical talent we had in common - yours born out of raw talent and a deep passion to create, write, play and sing - well singing wasn't your strongest musical talent - Mine, partly talent and years of playing an instrument in band...I could never pick up an instrument and play from the heart the way you did or spend all night writing a song like my life depended on it...but you did...

You - dead at 23 so we'll never know what could be...

Dear Brother:

I wanted this song played at your funeral but our parents went with Amazing Grace...which I sang...

Dear Brother:

You've been gone for over 5 years...I don't know why I did not write to you before today...You left in the middle of the night - no forwarding address - no time to say goodbye...with the ringing of a phone the whirlwind began...Your funeral came and went...along with the holidays and a new year began...the feelings of loss and sadness have no expiration date...it is what you decide to do with it that matters...that year I began to change...some things I still can't fully disclose on this blog but the time is coming...and maybe the road there can help someone else....


So I'm just writing to catch you up on things...see how you're doing...and let you know you're missed.


Love,
Your sister