Off Topic-Need your votes

[ita]

Hello everyone,

I am participating in my second half marathon in about a week in Ft. Lauderdale. They're running a contest titled "why I run" sponsored by JetBlue. I was picked as one of the ten finalist which the public gets to vote on.

If you could please go to www.a1amarathon.com (http://www.a1amarathon.com) and scroll down to the JetBlue heading you'll be able to vote for one of the 10 stories. Of course, I would be grateful if you vote for mine. Voting ends 2/13 at noon.

Thanking all of you for taking time to do this and to Joe for allowing me to post this request.

Sincerely,
Ita (Gricel Shulman)

[DonnaD]

I am proud of you Ita. Going to vote for a sister right now! I hope many from the site will support you.


Donna

[ita]

Thank you Donna. That's one thing I have to admit. If it wasn't for BC I wouldn't have gotten into running. When life give you lemons, make lemonade. When life give you breast cancer, go running! See how far behind I am. Oh well, it's worth a try.

Ita

[Believe51]

Thanks for sharing your adventure with us, I too am so proud of you Gricel. I read them all an of course, voted for your touching story. Enjoy the race and I will be keeping tract of who wins. The truth is YOU have already won in my eyes so do not look how far behind you are. You are a winner no matter what the reasons are for running. Eat your Wheaties.....LOL>>Believe51

[Patty F]

Ita
I just voted for you. Good Luck!

[Jeanette]

You go girl, you have my vote, jeanette

[nitewind]

I enjoyed reading the stories and yours especially. I put my vote in for you,too.
Hugs

[Andrea Barnett Budin]

http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/clip_art/peeps-emt/fun-syn/clips/yeahyou-clip Gricel! Love your Spirit! http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/clip_art/peeps-emt/fun-syn/clips/job-1-clip1
Cheering for you from the sidelines -- Every Day! YOU GO GIRL! Warrior Woman rocks.
I voted for Ita! Ita could not be sweeta'...
Andi http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/0201e05fca/06

[Mary Jo]

Go Go Go Gricel (Ita) - What a fantastic story and what a fantastic life you lead. How awesome to run the way you do and then to envision those cancer cells exiting your body through your pores. I LOVE that.

Come on ladies. Go Vote for Gricel. She's catching up in votes but she isn't in the lead. WE can put her their.

GO VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy your marathon. God Bless you "sister."

Mary Jo

[Lolly]

You've got my vote!

<3 Lolly

[ita]

Hi ladies,

Thank you for the votes you've already given. I'm getting there. Keep those votes coming!!

Ita (gricel)

www.a1amarathon.com/poll

[Becky]

I just voted for you. I am not at the half marathon part yet although I run better at longer jaunts. I am in three 5Ks (March 13 - Construction Challenge in Las Vegas, March 29 - Delaware & Raritan Canal Watch 5K Fun Run in Titusville, NJ and June 1 - Run of the Mill 5K for the Makara Foundation in Stockton, NJ).

Run, run, run - I run for the same reason as you - I won't let it catch me!

[harrie]

I voted for you!!! Go for it Ita!!! Good luck and I'm proud of you!!
Harrie (maryanne)

[Joanne S]

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/21/21_1_3.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxmk788MNUS) I put my vote in too!

Ita, Is there a limit to the number of times we can vote?

Thanks for sharing your story.

Best to ya!
Jo

[Believe51]

.........and heeeerrrre she comes round the corner neck and neck with #3. Rock on Girl!! To think this post started with making us take a look at how far you were behind....huhhh!! Smile>>Believe51

[BethC]

Gricel,

You are an inspiration! I just voted for you. Good luck and keep it up!

Beth

[Carolyns]

I just voted. Wow you are in second place!!! We need more votes to get you to the top! Come on folks, let's vote!

Carolyn

[ita]

Well, now I'm number one. I am truly touched by your outpouring of support.

Thank you, thank you thank you!!

You can only vote once, but for some reason my computer allowed me to vote twice. My DH said it has to do with the IP address. If you can disconnect and reconnect with a different address, which the computer does automatically, then you you vote all day long. But I think most home computers only have one address.

Thank you all,

Ita (gricel)
www.a1amarathon.com/poll (http://www.a1amarathon.com/poll)

[ita]

Ladies,

According to one of my friends you can vote once a day. My computer won't let me do that.

If you ladies and several gentlemen can try I would appreciate it.

Thanks,
Gricel

[Jean]

Ita,
I voted for you and was thrilled to do it. Loved your story and I will vote again for you tomorrow....and ....the next day....you are running neck and neck with another gal...so we your sisters will not let you down.

I am in awe of you!
Jean

[Becca]

Gricel, remind us to vote again tomorrow with the quick link, and many of us will. Your story is inspiring!

[lilyecuadorian]

I did it Gricel ...and I will do it tomorrow again .....we need to win this run too.......through you !!!!lol good luck

[Lolly]

Well, I tried to vote again and the site told me "You've already voted", oops!

<3 Lolly

[ita]

Lolly,

It's a 24 hour thing. It all depends on when you voted yesterday. Thank you for trying again.

I'll be sure to give you ladies daily reminders. Thank you for putting up with me.

Love to all,

Ita (gricel)
www.a1amarathon.com/poll (http://www.a1amarathon.com/poll)

[Mary Jo]

I just voted again............................you're ahead of whoever was ahead of you yesteday. Yahoo. Keep voting people. Oh this if fun..........I feel like I'm in the marathon too.

[Joan M]

Grecil, You have my vote! Go for it! Joan

[ita]

Another day, another vote. Let's catch up everyone.

Gricel

[dhealey]

Great story, you got my vote. Good Luck!

[Diana1993]

My Vote is in for today, and you have inspired me to get moving. This Xeloda makes me feel so tired, but if I ignore it, (like I do on dance days,) and get out in the elements, I may just forget about this fatique. Go, Ita, Go.
Diana.

[ita]

Let's give her a run for her money.

Vote, vote, vote
Gricel
www.a1amarathon.com/poll

[ita]

Another day to vote!! I promise, I won't bother you guys too much after the 13th. I hate being a pest.

Thanks all,

Gricel
www.a1amarathon.com/poll

[Kim in CA]

I just voted again. Best of luck to you! Kim

[Andrea Barnett Budin]

Hi Ita!

I voted for you! 3X!!!

HEY LADIES, AND GENTLEMEN -- OUR SISTER, ITA, NEEDS OUR HELP!!!

WHEN IS THE VOTING OVER???

I'M GOING ONCE A DAY AND VOTING! WATCHING THAT GRAPH LINE INCH ACROSS SLOWLY BUT SURELY!!!

Andi http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/2b0000025e/06

[ita]

Hiya Andi,

Voting ends the 13th at noon. Think I got a chance? There's always a chance, right!

Get those votes in ladies!! Pass it on to your friends and if anyone has a myspace account post it on a forum there. I can't since it takes 7 days for me to be able to post since I just joined.

Love ya,
Ita (gricel)
www.a1amarathon.com/poll (http://www.a1amarathon.com/poll)

[Andrea Barnett Budin]

IMPORTANT: REMEMBER TO ... SCROLL DOWN TO JET BLUE TO VOTE, LADIES & GENTLEMAN.

ITA IS AT 27 TO SOMEONE ELSE 55.!! SHE NEEDS EVERY VOTE SHE CAN GET.

I JUST VOTED AGAIN. IT DIDN'T TELL ME I COULDN'T.

MAYBE I'LL DO IT HOURLY.

BIG HUGS!!!

[weezie1053]

Ita,

I am so proud of you, and I have voted. I too have gained 20 pounds. You have motivated me to look up the Weight Watchers' schedule and do something about it. I am a life time member, but I haven't been able to get focused. Tonight, I want to be where you are.

Congratulations!

Louise

[ita]

How about if we start a thread in the "keeping your mind off BC" in regards to our weekly diet and exercise? We can motivate one another and throw out ideas. I'm pretty good about the exercise part, it's the eating part that I fall apart on.

It will be like a free Weight Watchers meeting. We're always there for one another and check in once a week with our stats. It's harder to cheat when you have to report it to someone.

What do you think?

Gricel
www.a1amarathon.com/poll

[ita]

She must have the whole military voting for her. Holy cannoli! I need someone with a YouTube video to get me to the top. If not, it's still ok. It's been a blast getting all of your support. We have until tomorrow to vote.

Ita (Gricel)
www.a1amarathon.com/poll

[PinkGirl]

I voted 3 times yesterday, probably a few hours
apart. I'll try this again today.

[Andrea Barnett Budin]

HEY, WARRIOR WOMEN!!!!

ARE WE GOING TO BE OUTDONE BY THE ARMY?????

I VOTED. AGAIN. AND AGAIN. I WILL WAIT AN HOUR... AND VOTE YET AGAIN. HELPING OUR SISTA!!

Andi http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/2b0000025e/16

[Madge]

Go Gricel!!! I voted and will ask all my friends to vote. I too used to participate in triathlons--ready to start again. Thanks for reminding us that there is much life to be lived!!!

[mslinda]

You keep it up girl. You are such an inspiration. You have my vote today!
Linda

[ita]

You ladies are the best. I have a crazy friend who's trying to talk into running the full marathon. It's driving me nuts. I keep thinking about the line "you never know what tomorrow brings" and maybe I should just jump in and do it.

It's scary and exciting at the same time. I have until Saturday morning to decide. Mind you, I've never ran more than the 13.

We've gone through so much. What's 26.2 miles, right? Yikes!!!

Linda,
I like your quote.

Thanks and keep voting,
Gricel
www.a1amarathon.com/poll (http://www.a1amarathon.com/poll)

[ita]

Come on ladies, let's give it a run.

Ita (gricel)
www.a1amarathon.com/poll (http://www.a1amarathon.com/poll)

[PinkGirl]

Hey Gricel
I'm still voting. I've voted twice today.
Is it time to stop????

[ita]

Pink Girl,

For some reason voting is still open. I emailed the lady who runs its and she told me they ended it yesterday. So, yes it's time to stop. I actually wrote another thread thanking everyone for your support. Called "Thank you."

It would have been smart of me to have done the same here. Let's chalk it up to chemo brain (3 years out). But I swear my brain is NOT the same.

Again, thank you so much for your continued support.

Ita (gricel)