Silver MITF

[san]

Hi, all. I rarely post here, but lurk a lot. :D

Just had to share that I passed my Silver MITF on my first try this morning, something that was made sweeter by the fact that I was in treatment for cancer this past year. I was supposed to take the test last summer, but it got pushed aside when I was diagnosed. I kept skating through surgery, chemo and radiation (albeit very slowly!), and started training in earnest in March, after I was done with treatment.

So the moral of the story is, never give up! I was thrilled to pass the test under those conditions. Ironically, I was "invited" to retest my bronze moves a few years ago, when I was blissfully unaware of my little tumor problem. So go figure!

[Lsk8]

Congratulations on your Silver MIFs, and on regaining your health!!

[patatty]

Congratulations! I'm so glad that you didn't give up. Now onto Gold moves and those oh-so-fun brackets!

[Bill_S]

Way to go!

Cancer is mean, evil, and cruel. I've lost good friends and relatives to it. My hat is off to you for working through it.

And of course, congratulations for passing Silver moves!

BTW, there's a regional skating show near me (in Columbus, Ohio) that benefits cancer research. It's called "Skate for Hope". It's grown very successful due to the tireless work of skater and cancer survivor Carolyn Bongiorno.

http://skateforhope.org/

(It looks like they've booked Tatiana Totmianina & Max Marinin again for this year's show on August 30.)

[Kim to the Max]

Congratulations!!!!

Your story is really inspiring... :) Keep skating!!

[doubletoe]

VERRRY SWEET! :bow::bow:

[jskater49]

That's amazing. Good for you.

j

[san]

Thank you all for your kind words!

Bill, I've actually been in touch recently with Carolyn regarding her Skate for Hope show. I want to start a similar show in my city, and she's graciously agreed to speak with me regarding the logistics of organizing a production. We're currently playing phone tag, as she's extremely busy right now--the show is on 8/30. Anyhow, I'm blown away by what she's accomplished in the five years since she founded the whole thing. Amazing.

[TiggerTooSkates]

Yay! What an accomplishment!

:bow::bow:;)

[livestrong04]

Congratulations! That is amazing. I'm a cancer survivor who started skating because of my cancer diagnosis and I am struggling with Bronze MITF. That's so awesome that you passed Silver MITF on your first try - those moves look SO hard (as in - impossible)! And most of all, congratulations on skating through all your treatments and for beating this dread disease. Hope you have a big celebration planned.

[jcookie1982]

CONGRATS!!!!

[sexyskates]

Congratulations! That is a difficult test - good job!

[Mel On Ice]

very inspirational, good for you! Congrats!

[san]

Thanks, guys!

Livestrong, I admire you for taking up skating after your cancer diagnosis. It is so hard to learn how to skate as an adult, much less after a major illness. I started skating when I was a kid, so a lot of what I do is muscle memory. Actually, considering I've been skating on and off for 33 years, you'd think I'd be a lot farther along than Silver Moves, LOL! ;)

[Debbie S]

Congratulations! :bow:

I recently passed Silver MIF...on my 4th try, so I know how hard it is. Not many people pass it on their 1st attempt - good for you! And yes, patatty, I agree, brackets are evil, especially the BO ones. ;)

[Isk8NYC]

Congratulations!

[Mrs Redboots]

Congratulations!
and thanks for such an inspiring story.

[Skittl1321]

Congratulations!

[looplover]

Wow, congratulations!!!!
That is very inspiring, best of luck to you!

[Thin-Ice]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Wow.. only about half the people I know pass Silver MIF on the first try! Way to go!

[herniated]

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! Your story is amazing, inspiring and uplifting. It took me 5x to pass Silver ... with out the adversity you endured. Congrats again.

[sk8lady]

CONGRATULATIONS!!
You're an inspiration to all of us who think we're too old and creaky to do THAT many power pulls!!

[miraclegro]

CONGRATS!

I can't imagine how much of a challenge skating through chemo and treatments was. Your energy was probably at an all-time low, yet you kept your eye on the prize.

I think having goals, no matter what the obstacles, keep us going through difficulty!

Savor the sense of accomplishment from all of it!

[dbny]

CONGRATULATIONS!