The older I get, the more suffering and
pain I’ve experienced; and the more of both I stand witness to. From my wife’s
(and many, many of our friends and coworkers) battle against breast cancer; to
my dad’s (and the parents of many of our friends and coworkers) process as he
fades away as this complex disease breaks the connections between more and more
memories, I have become not only frustrated with suffering, pain, and having to
watch both, I have been witness to the suffering and pain among the students I
serve as a school counselor. I have become angry and sometimes paralyzed. This
is my attempt to lift myself from the occasional stifling grief that darkens my
days…
I can find no more
encouraging even than the Relay For Life series hosted all across the country.
As in the past
five years, I’m participating again and I’d appreciate any support anyone who
reads this blog might offer. As part of the Super Cooper Staff, I am thrilled
every year when this time rolls around.
I have a
fundraising page here: http://relay.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=43261654&pg=personal&fr_id=87887&s_src=boundlessfundraising&s_subsrc=bfDskFbPfPrbdg
I’ll post more in
upcoming weeks as the event draws near. For now, here are links to the past
events I’ve written about! My hope is that you find some encouragement in the
ongoing fight against cancer.
The ones that have
touched my own life? Breast Cancer in my wife and her best friend. Liver cancer
in my brother-in-law. Testicular cancer in a good friend. Skin cancer in my
dad, brothers, and sister. Prostate cancer in my dad. Lung cancer in my mother-in-law.
Leukemia in the son of some very old friends of mine. It’s everywhere – and we
can DO something to end it.
Resources:
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