Monday, March 28, 2011

The NKF Kidney Walk and Maddie's Team

There are many days when we feel like we are alone.
Explaining IgA Nephropathy to doctors.
Explaining symptoms and conditions to teachers.

Teaching friends and family about our "normal."
We struggle with the fact that Maddie hurts
and is in pain daily, but looks healthy.
Other's can't see our pain.

Kidney disease and pulmonary issues and a
compromised immune system
don't go away.

They are not mono or the flu.

But today was not one of those days!

The gift of the National Kidney Foundation
and the Kidney Walk
for us

was feeling of belonging.

That we are not alone in this journey.

That our family and friends and even people
we have never met have our backs.

That we have people in our lives who will stand together and make a bridge
for us when we can't see how to cross the next ravine.

That gift is priceless.

The purpose of the kidney walk is to raise money for
kidney research.  And we did so gladly.

Maddie's Team raised almost $5000!!

Maddie's Team was made up of  close to 70 people!!!

Isn't that incredible!

Here are a few pictures from the walk.








 They even had cheerleaders along the way!











God smiled on us with incredible weather
and a beautiful day.

We look foward to a repeat performance next year!

UPDATED for the 2012 WALK: 
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN OUR TEAM... PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW!!

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