Tonight was the Huntersville/Cornelius Relay for Life event. The Survivors & Caretakers Lap was scheduled to begin at 7:15. Dane had a game today at 5:00, so I wasn't sure if we would make it on time, which bummed me out a little. What happened, though, was pretty amazing... Our Lady Eagles beat Highland Tech 9-0, and so the game ended early!! We got there with 5 minutes to spare! We met up with Meredith and her family, we did our lap, and then started checking out the freebies!
Out of the blue, Jake starts yelling, "Mom! Mom!! The soccer girls are here!" And sure enough, coming down the stairs towards the track was the soccer team. Absolutely blew me away. Made me feel so special!
...Emma was pretty ticked off that she didn't make the picture... She was somewhere getting her face painted!
While I was there, I saw an old friend from my days at Lake Norman Charter. Valena volunteered and tutored kids there in the early days of the school. She came in my classroom one or two days a week and helped work with small groups. She is also a survivor, and we walked several laps comparing stories and catching up. It was really great to see her again, and talk about all of our experiences.
Thank you all for your positive thoughts and prayers!
Jen, you have become my source of inspiration with the way you are holding your head up high and forging on with treatment for this nasty second round of breast cancer. If you didn't hear the opening speaker, he said repeat this mantra: "Plan for the worst; hope for the best; and live your bucket list each day!" Thank you for allowing me to share my story-we are now part of this exclusive club together. I am here for you with anything you need and, yes, am praying for you. You'll be back at working on your bucket list before you know it!
ReplyDeletePeace my friend,
Valena