Drew Wohl

 #cancer took its biggest shot at me the last 5 months.  The pain from the tumors in my spine was too much and the steroids that were helping to control the pain had to be stopped before my surgery.  So by May 16, 2022 the pain was really high.  Though I had intended to train until the day before surgery, I just couldn’t.   So on May 16, 2022, I did my last #triathlontraining session.  A bike ride.  Then I had the spine surgery, 5 rounds of radiation and started my fourth drug trial.   It laid me out.  Hard.  To the point I was not sure I could keep dealing with the pain and the rest.   Then I started improving.  Bit by bit.  Made it back to New York Boulders Baseball and photography.   Started driving short distances a week or so ago.   And today, this.  Almost four months to the day.   @ITri4ACure

 Yesterday was the NYPD-FDNY 2022 Heroes Baseball Classic at New York Boulders Baseball.   Though the cliche is that time is supposed to heal all wounds, it does not.  Each year, prior to the baseball game, there is a tribute to fallen members of service, including the those lost on September 11, 2001.  It has not become any easier.  In fact it has become more difficult.  I can usually make it through the tribute to some degree, with one of the tough parts listening to something along the lines of “And our thoughts are with those who still suffer from illness today.” I was once able to watch the documentaries and the memorial services, now it has become something I have difficulty doing.  I tried to watch Come From Away on TV.  I couldn’t make it through it and had to turn it off.  I did not go to work that day because I was flying out to clean out my Mom’s apartment because she had just passed away.  But I spent many days afterwards at ...