Long (good) Weekend; Blog #2

The second part of the great weekend, came yesterday. A benefit golf tournament called Fore-A-Cure, benefiting the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, again at www.umdf.org So, I got to play at my first private country club. It was absolutely amazing. I could not have asked for better weather, and have never been treated so well, at a golf course, in all my life. Goodie bags and gift cards galore. I won two gift cards for fine dining in downtown Atlanta, so now Stacy and I can have a nice date night. As far as the tournament went, we finished at -8, with the winning team finishing at -20. Yeah, I know, we got spanked. But, we finished below par and I actually sank a couple of the birdie putts, so I was happy there. The best part was at the beginning, when one of the young girls got up to speak and send us to our starting hole. I believe her name was Emily. What I do remember, and will carry with me always, was hearing her thank us for coming out and wishing us good luck. She struggled through the whole 3 sentence speech. I believe she has progressed a bit with the disease, but nonetheless, she had a HUGE smile on her face and the memory of it has been etched on my heart. I choked up listening to her as she finished. I have no pictures of the tournament, sorry about that.

I leave you with this:

You want to see heart, determination, happiness, courage and love?

Look into the eyes of a child, one who has a struggle of any sort, and see the smile on their face as they climb an unclimbable mountain.

You will NEVER be the same...EVER.


Kudos Emily. A mountain you may climb, but a friend you will take, who is me.


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JR