Team Tommy

Tom and his wife Brandy connected with me through facebook.  Brandy is my "cancer twin" Angie's sister. Tom was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma at age 36.  He has had successful treatments and for the last while his scans have been NED (no evidence of disease.)  Great news, but I know that it's still got to be so difficult, but they all have such a great attitude.  

So Tom and Brandy (along with all their family members) are some of the most kind and generous people I have met.  He has a cancer foundation set up and they do fundraisers.  Since they have been helped out so much, they really wanted to help some families they have found dealing with kinda the same thing.  So that's where I come in.

Before I was sick, I did Crossfit at the local gym. My friends are owners and Crossfit is right up my alley.  It pushes you physically, they do different workouts each day, and it's fun.  'Team Tommy" teamed up with this crossfit and they formed an event that people could come workout, enter a raffle, buy Team Tommy shirts, and donate.

It was such a fun day and seriously put me on cloud nine.  I had some very dear friends surprise me an show up and there were so many strangers there supporting Tom, his family, and mine.  It pumped me up and really helped me want to kick this cancer to the street.

Brett even did the workout! (I've been trying to get him to try crossfit.)

I am so thankful for all the kind people in the world.  I am so thankful for the prayers.  I am so thankful for the people that came, the people that volunteered their help, and especially Tom, Brandy, Angie, Team Tommy, and SSCF.

I really wish I could have done that crazy hard workout!  (Maybe next year??)