out of our element
so, we were nominated to share our story on an upcoming radio fundraiser hosted by a local country music radio station (96.3) by some of the staff on the icu floor at the children's hospital. we hesitated for a moment but in the end decided to accept. we vowed to each other when we left that we would really try to give back to the hospital when the opportunity arose and so we are acting on that vow.
last night there was a kick off event where everyone can come and see the microphone set up and meet the hosts. it was inconvenient and i was a little miffed that i would be missing my workout. we got there late and the radio hosts were nowhere to be seen. we hung around, wondering if it was worth it to even be there.
then they showed up and explained that they had been on the 4th and 5th floors talking to sickest children and their families. then i looked around and realized that there was a kid there that needed to be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life, a one year old that was waiting for a kidney transplant, and a little girl without any hair due to her chemo. and i felt like a jerk for my impatience.
what really was apparent (besides me being a jerk) is that even though our son went through the ringer during the second half of february this year, we are really blessed and fortunate. calvin got better... a lot of these little kids won't.
if you are bored and want a laugh, we'll be on between 11 and noon on friday (they stream on the website 963starcountry.com). but please, if you were wanting to make a charitable donation sometime this year, give this one some consideration. there are plenty of really good organizations out there that need donations...but we have a bias towards this one.
our son wouldn't be here if not for this hospital.
happy tuesday.
last night there was a kick off event where everyone can come and see the microphone set up and meet the hosts. it was inconvenient and i was a little miffed that i would be missing my workout. we got there late and the radio hosts were nowhere to be seen. we hung around, wondering if it was worth it to even be there.
then they showed up and explained that they had been on the 4th and 5th floors talking to sickest children and their families. then i looked around and realized that there was a kid there that needed to be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life, a one year old that was waiting for a kidney transplant, and a little girl without any hair due to her chemo. and i felt like a jerk for my impatience.
what really was apparent (besides me being a jerk) is that even though our son went through the ringer during the second half of february this year, we are really blessed and fortunate. calvin got better... a lot of these little kids won't.
if you are bored and want a laugh, we'll be on between 11 and noon on friday (they stream on the website 963starcountry.com). but please, if you were wanting to make a charitable donation sometime this year, give this one some consideration. there are plenty of really good organizations out there that need donations...but we have a bias towards this one.
our son wouldn't be here if not for this hospital.
happy tuesday.
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