Public Service Announcement

As many of you know, I work at a local college here in town. My fellow co-workers are truly some of the most incredible people I've ever met and there isn't anyone here doing what we do for the money -- it is for the love of education and the improvement of our fellow citizens.

One of my coworkers, Alisha, has a son, just two years old. Recently it was found that he has leukemia, a word that surely struck fear in her heart just as it did in mine when I heard the news. He's being treated at Riley.

The most interesting part of this story is not my coworker, nor the leukemia news, it is the resilience of a child. You see, her son, Blaine, had just come from chemotherapy when his mom told him that he had received some mail. After looking through his mail he told her that 'this is the best day ever' because he had received mail. Imagine, after a day of chemotherapy, a two year old child telling you that receiving mail was the best thing ever.

I'm not ashamed to say I cried.

Please take your time to send a little email to Blaine. It doesn't matter the length or that you don't know him, just give him more of 'the best days ever' and you will have my eternal thanks.

http://rileychildrenshospital.com/contact.jsp

Blaine Raider is his name.

Thanks.