While Amanda was growing up, we didn't attend many CF related events. The first year that we tried to do a Great Strides walk in Austin, it was canceled because smoke from garbage fires in Mexico had blown into the area and the organizers felt it would be too hard on the CFer's lungs. So we went home. By the next year, the organizers started restricting CFer's with certain pseudomonas from participating in the walk. Amanda was in that group. We had rather hang out with Amanda at any given time, than hang out with walkers. If she couldn't participate, we wouldn't either. We valued our time with her. That was the same year that she was not permitted to attend the 65 Roses Camp. She cried so hard over the news, and her mother and I were equally heart broken that she couldn't go. Damned pseudomonas!
Many people have wondered why we weren't more "involved" with the cause. Now you know. It was not the time to be involved. God knows the end from the beginning, and He knew there would be a season for our involvement. Our cause was Amanda, and with her we were very involved. This will be our 1st real walk.
Amanda would be very happy to see our family just hang out and enjoy each other, and that is the promise tomorrow holds. We are excitedly looking forward to it.
If you would like to help Team Amanda Braveheart in our effort to raise funds, you can follow this link to donate to my walk... http://www.cff.org/great_strides/dsp_donationPage.cfm?registeringwalkid=7959&idUser=571808
We are only $1210 away from our goal. We would cherish and appreciate your help. Any amount helps the fight. God bless.
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