Lance Armstrong's New fight

If anyone hasn't read it, Lance Armstrong's book, "It's Not About the Bike" has become the bible for cancer survivors. I figured a quick note about him would be timely after he recently won his seventh Tour de France and is now moving on to fight cancer -- an even tougher fight.

At one point Lance was downhearted about his testicular cancer, his prospect for survival, and the potential for his return to competitive cycling. His urologist, Jim Reeves, told him about an ancient Chinese belief that when a person is held in the hearts and minds and souls of so many other people, they can do better. Jim Reeves was convinced that Lance would do better because of the outreach and support of so many people.

Today, Lance extends that sentiment to his success in the Tour de France. "There's been a little of that phenomenon -- the outreach and support-- on the roadsides at the Tour. I have to think so because this race is too hard to win once: too many obstacles, too many problems, accidents, illnesses, other guys get better, you get lazy, you have a bad day -- I've just never had too many bad days -- and perhaps that's because I've got this army behind me."

I guess it's just nice to think that in the tradition of the ancient Chinese belief, by worrying about Bonnie, by thinking about her, we can help Bonnie as she begins "Day -7" tomorrow.