Daddy's Little Girl I have always been...I always wanted to be just like my dad! I look up to him, he is my hero. I still believe he hung the moon.
There are several stories of me growing up and following my dad or crying because he had to leave and go to work, but the memory I hold close to my heart now is the day I danced with my dad at my wedding. He chose the song we danced to to express his love and his wish for me. My wedding day was extra special to me because my dad fought hard to be there. Daddy was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease on September 29, 2009. I knew very little about the disease before that terrible day, but I quickly got an eye-opener on how this horrible disease can rob a person of his or her life.
For those that may be uncertain of what ALS is and how it impacts a person, please allow me to offer a short explanation. The disease attacks the motor neurons that are responsible for sending messages between the brain and muscles. As the neurons die there is a breakdown in the sending of nerve impulses to the muscles ultimately resulting in weakness. At this time there is no cure.
I got the opportunity to be with my dad the last couple months of his life and those days showed me that life is so very precious. A word he used to use to describe me.
Today, I fight his fight for him as he lost his battle on August 4, 2010. I don't want another person to have to suffer with this awful disease so on October 1, 2022, I will walk for him and others impacted with ALS because I am SIZZLN' out ALS!
Please help me defeat this disease by walking with me or donating to the ALS Association where your hope of finding a cure will go towards patients and research.
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