CFQ

"L.C."

In Honor of Liz Carroll's valiant fight with Cancer

In pairs:

40 Squats

100m Hill Run

20 Push-Ups

100 m Hill Run (return)

Max Rounds in 15 Minutes

Our own Linda Kopp sent her heartfelt sentiments about Liz and her Marine Corps story.

CFQ wishes the Carroll family peace and rest in these difficult times.

"I appreciate your help with remembering/providing hope for a Marine Corps family that has suffered a few too many big bumps.

I wanted to provide the names and a little bit of background: Lance Corporal Barton Carroll was on his way home from Jacksonville, NC on July 4th 2002 when he was attacked and killed in a gas station a few miles from his home in Portsmouth RI.

We met Liz Carroll and her children at the airport in 2003 when I was sending my kids to their dad for the first time after our separation. The Carroll family had just taken a vacation to Orlando to try to recover from the death of their son and were returning to Rhode Island. I was really nervous and she noticed and we started talking - I then noticed that she had a child with Down Syndrome (as do I) and that common ground kept us talking through the wait for the flight. She promised to watch out for my 4 kids while they were on the plane. Her daughter Lydia and my daughter Avery hit it off. They became best friends and during the 4 years that Avery lived in Rhode island with her dad.

Liz was the mom I could not be since I lived here in Virginia. When things got really rough with Avery's dad - Liz helped tremendously and for that I'm very grateful. Liz has been diagnosed with cancer (again) and the prognosis as of two weeks ago was 3 to 7 days. I know that she's still aware of her surroundings but I don't think she has very long and my daughter is very sad. That's why I'd like to (if we can) do a hopeful workout in honor of Barton but also in support of Liz during her battle.Thanks!! Linda"

Thanks to everyone for a strong effort today.

Hang Tough--