Kick in the ALS

We have a man in our neighborhood who is dying of ALS. Otherwise know as LouGehrigs. He is in the picture below next to me on the right and wearing a hat. He has 4 kids and a beautiful wife. He was diagnosed very recently and has been given less than a year to live. So there just happened to be a 5k for the disease going on in Holladay around this time and so a bunch of us decided to wear blue in honor of Steve and his family and go run for the cause.
It was so touching. He stood at the finish line weak and crouched over but nonetheless still standing, and took pictures and smiled as he watched his friends, one by one, cross the finish line for him. Afterwards at the awards ceremony they had all the people who were there for him to stand up and there were about 30 or so of us. Then he went up and thanked everyone and his family. We all stood there with tears running down our faces as we watched his bravery. And then when I turned to look at his wife and children, they were the only ones not crying. They stood there with big smiles watching their dad and you couldnt help feel the love going on between them.
This particular morning was one of those times that you sit back and look at life and count your blessings. I am extremely blessed and Im extremely grateful I could be a part of this for them.




A bunch of us before the start.

Scott crossing the finish

Me crossing the finish