My Family

This is Nathan rubbing his brother, Joshy, because he doesn't feel good!

At this point, you might be asking "Where was your family for these 3 Days?". They were right beside me (not literally). Dan was such a trooper with the boys. He had decided that he would take the boys to every cheer station, until I talked him out of a couple of the early ones. He did bring them to many of the cheer stations and even sometimes just found spots along the route to park and get out so I could see them. The first day he endured a couple of hours of waiting to see MOMMY. He had even helped the boys make signs for the walkers and for their MOMMY. I was able to stop for a few minutes along the way to visit. It was so encouraging and motivating to see them along the way. On Sunday morning, as we entered Pit Stop 2, I could feel my phone ringing. It was Dan in somewhat of a panic to tell me that Josh was having an asthma attach and they were heading back to Tyler so he could have a breathing treatment. At this point, I was so sad because they had been there the entire way, and now they were having to end the journey short, but at the same time, I was also scared for Josh and for Dan. I get off the phone and tears just start to stream down my face. I explain what is going on to my teammates and immediately two of them start making calls to family to go find breathing machines and medicine. One of them was able to get all the parts to the machine and medicine, so Dan met her husband at their house. Josh was able to get a breathing treatment, and the family was generous enough to let Dan take the machine and medicines with him. I was able to spend some time with them at Lunch Break, although Josh was asleep. They made it to the cheer station. It was such a sweet sight to see them when I took my last steps of the 3-Day. They were there to support me the entire way, until the end.

And, after the 3-Day Josh had woken up and felt much better, so we went and had a nice dinner at Uncle Julio's. Boy did it hit the spot!!!!