I have gone and done a thing...AGAIN. Yes, that's right...AGAIN. After doing the 2023 Fall Trailblaze Challenge Trilogy, I have decided to continue on this amazing journey and take on the Spring Trailblaze Challenge...another 28.3 mile hike this time along a portion of the Palmetto Trail...to raise as much money as possible to continue helping this INCREDIBLE organization grant wishes for children with a critical illness.
Make-A-Wish grants more than 15,000 wishes nationwide every year. That’s a lot, yes. But that’s only 50% of the eligible kids. Every hour of every day, on average, three children are diagnosed with a critical illness. Every one of these kids needs a wish to give them strength and help them heal.
Did you know:
- A wish helps improve a wish kid’s odds and gives them a better chance of surviving
- That 9 out of 10 medical providers say a wish increases compliance with treatment
- That 8 out of 10 medical providers reported that a wish is a necessary part of a child’s treatment journey
- That 9 out of 10 wish parents saw their child’s emotional well-being improve with a wish
- A wish turns anxiety into hope, fear into confidence, and sadness into joy
Why am I doing this? That has both a simple and complicated answer.
The simple answer is I love this organization and the amazing thing they give to wish kids and their families. A little bit of light during the darkest day.
The complicated answer is this experience has offered more to me personally than anything else I have done in my life. Yes I put my body through the wringer in the fall and was pushed beyond what I thought was my limit (emotionally, physically, and spiritually) on more than one occasion. But I got to go back to my normal life, to my job, to my house, to my bed, to my routine with nothing more than sore feet and sore knees. And I healed up quickly. What I have gone through has transformed my life and through this I want to help this amazing organization keep transforming the lives of every wish kid and their family that I can. I want to shine BRIGHTER than the Sun and cast out as much darkness as I can from the lives of every wish kid and their families…even if only for a day.
But I can’t do that alone. I need your help. These kids need your help. Together we can be a beacon of hope!
Will you help me support Make-A-Wish by donating today?
