Strength…..
We all draw our strength from different things and
different people. After I first started
chemo there were moments when I didn’t quite feel like I could get through
it. Usually after feeling sad or upset
about what was happening I would get a text from a former student. I don’t give out my phone number to my
students but this student was very different.
He was the only student I had that was diagnosed with cancer while being
my student. I knew him as an A+ student who had a cancerous brain tumor removed
over his winter break. After Lenn’s
years of hell our families grew close.
We have spent time together over the years. We even spent a whole day at their house when
we were without power. After I lost my
hair, Lenn was the one that said “hair is over rated” and he was right. When I couldn’t move because of the taxol
infusions, I thought of Lenn and often said to myself “if an 11 year old kid can beat cancer, what
am I complaining about.” Lenn was a
source of strength for me. Lenn has
decided to give back and help others that are in need. I would love to do this with him but it falls
out on my Sabbath. Maybe in the future they
will do it on a Sunday and I will have to be one of the crazies that jump in
the Ocean in the middle of the winter.
Check out the above website. That is Lenn’s link. He is trying to raise money to help other children
that have battled through the unfortunate experience of cancer. Trust me, cancer is no fun. I missed out on a few things, but Lenn missed
out on a big chunk of his childhood. Let’s
help Lenn help other children.
My goal would be for at least ten of my fb friends
to donate at least ten dollars. Message
box me if you donate because I have a special surprise for you. Of course I would like my FB friends to share
this link on their wall. Hopefully, then
ten of your friends will donate at least ten dollars. Maybe they will share the link. Just maybe this link will be shared so much
that Lenn will be able to reach his goal.
Most importantly maybe together we can help other children who are
battling cancer have a little bit of “sunshine.”
I will be stalking my facebook wall to see who has
shared the link…….
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