Speaking The Struggle

Good morning! I’m over on the St. Baldrick’s Foundation blog this morning, talking about Chase’s amazing meeting with Rep. Peter Roskam earlier this fall.  Join me to read what the US Congress heard about Chase!

Here, I’ll get you started… click on the link below for the full post:

“Over the years, there have been long days and trying times that I want to get up and shout, “This is so hard!” Times when I want to pull out the soapbox for what affects my family, and talk about the lack of funding for childhood cancer research.

Most days, I don’t shout our struggle because we all have something to shout. We all struggle.

Which makes it all the more precious when someone else steps in to shout it for you.

One September morning, I sat in a school gym. The whole family sat in metal folding chairs forming a small arc against the front wall, while hundreds of children and teachers sat on the floor facing us.

The principal stood to welcome everyone in her beautiful red shoes. As she spoke, there was a murmur of activity in the hall outside the gym, and the crowd gathered at the doorway parted for a single, quiet man…”

http://www.stbaldricks.org/blog/post/illinois-representative-peter-roskam-recognizes-ambassador-chase

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