In three weeks I'll be participating for the third year in a row in CURE's Lauren's Run, an annual fundraising event to fight childhood cancer. If you've read my blog regularly, then you've heard me talk about our friends Chris and Emily whose son, Marco, died in the fall of 2011 from an aggressive form of brain cancer. Marco was only 9 months old.
Marco and Lukas should be friends today - they were born a mere three weeks apart. They should be running around in Emily's backyard and playing on her swing set. They should be chatting about superheros together during our regular breakfasts with the Giovinazzos. But they're not because of cancer.
Emily and Chris are only getting to raise two of their beautiful children, not all three. Every day someone is missing from their lives. They've lived every parent's worst nightmare. Actually, they continue to live it. I'm pretty sure the death of a child never leaves you and a void always remains.
So we run in memory of Marco. We run to raise awareness of childhood cancers. We run to raise money to fight it.
And so I ask you to run with me. Help me raise money for this worthy cause that is so dear to our hearts. Any amount of money will help - nothing is too small.
http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/ryanswanson/2014-laurens-run-and-cure-annual-picnic
Thanks for your support!
And let us all remember that every day is precious. Our loved ones are a blessing and their time is not eternal - hug your babies tight, kiss your spouse, call your mom and tell someone "I love you".
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