Jan 31 09
Please pray for Mason Woods, a 9 year old boy from Westerville, OH who has just been moved to a hospice room. Mason has been battling ALL (Leukemia). Please visit his website to share your support. God bless you, Mason.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/masonwoods
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This past week, I had the honor of speaking to two schools - The Pilot School in Wilmington (DE) and Unionville HS (PA). I was invited to help kick-off The Pilot’s School’s “No name calling - no bullying” campaign. I shared many stories about how Andrew always stood up for the “little guy”. Thank you, Leslie Jones and The Pilot School, for your generous donation to the Foundation, as well. I made a return visit to Unionville HS to support their Blood Drive kick-off. Last year, they set a record under the direction of my niece, Kalyn, (have to give her a plug) and this year, Liz Evans is leading the efforts to break that record. Last year, I had two kids pass out during my blood drive talk — that was a first…MANY have fallen asleep :) but few have passed out. No one passed out this year!!!
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On Monday, I also had the opportunity to watch one of our “Heroes”, Sydney Lysinger play in her freshman basketball game at St. Mark’s. What an amazing kid. She was diagnosed with Hodgkins in July, underwent chemo and radiation, and is out on the court playing for the Spartans. And, she’s a star — she played really well. It was SO nice to see. You are definitely a Hero, Syd!!!
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I scheduled a tour and meeting at CHOP (Children’s Hosp of Philadelphia) on Thurs. When I scheduled my visit, somehow, I didn’t realize it that I scheduled it on Jan. 29th - the anniversary of Andrew going in to the hospital. The visit to CHOP was good and I got a nice surprise by bumping into another Hero, Pearce Quesenberry, and her Mom at the elevator.
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I’ve got to be honest — Thursday was a really, really bad day for all three of us. Ali went to a Salesianum (Andrew’s HS) basketball game and lasted only about 20 minutes. It was just too tough to see everyone there. There are no words to describe the pain that we feel, especially Ali. She does a good job at hiding it though to make others feel more comfortable. We miss Andrew so, so, so much!!!
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Congratulations to my friend, Chris Grundner, for a super successful, sold-out fundraiser last night for his Kelly Heinz-Grundner Brain Tumor Foundation www.khgfoundation.org.
Live Like Andrew - MAKE it a good day. Make a difference in the life of at least one person today.
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Ali’s & Andrew’s Dad