Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2009, at the Mattie March. This is the event Mattie's community hosted in his honor at his school. The fellow in red was the baseball coach. He came to fist pump Mattie and to give him a ball signed by every member of the team. The team was leaving the event to attend a game. Before the team left, every member said hi to Mattie and fist pumped him. It turns out the school's team won the baseball game. I heard the the coach attributed this to all of Mattie's fist pumps!
Quote of the day: Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. ~ Dale Carnegie
It is 9:15pm, and I have been jumping from one task to the other today. It started with taking my parents to their cardiology appointments. This is one of the many doctors they see every six months. Truly just managing this trip would be a full day for the average person. But that was only 1/16th of what I did today. I am worn out and absolutely disillusioned that I am missing my other half. A person I practically grew up with, raised a child with, and started a Foundation. Since Sunday is our Awareness Walk, it brings me no happiness to know that I run the Foundation alone, that I am hosting and coordinating this Walk alone, and in essence running a business, a household, and caregiving around the clock ALONE.
I am grateful for all our Foundation supporters, who are helping us slowly reach our financial goal. Meeting our goal is crucial for us to fully fund our programs and initiatives. I welcome you to visit our Walk website. This week, I have also been pushing out content on our social media sites. I have received many positive comments about all that we have accomplished. One of our board members used to tell me that I am like the little engine that could. Meaning that I accomplish a lot with very little money. I guess that is what happens when you are passionate about something. You never give up.
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