Monday, June 11, 2012

Run for Life

This weekend we had the opportunity to attend the Miller Children's Hospital Run for Life.  Scott was diagnosed with cancer when he was 14 years old, and after going through chemo and many surgeries, finally beat it.  Many wonderful doctors, nurses, family members, and friends were there to help him battle through it.  During and after this time, he participated in the Run for Life that Miller Children's Hospital puts on to raise funds for children who are going through this.  This was the first time he had gone in a few years, and we were all so glad we went. 


Nancy joined us for our fun day.
What is that baby doing?

We saw Dr. Finklestein, Scott's oncologist, there.  He is a wonderful man who came to our wedding and visited us in the hospital when Penny was born.
It was really fun to see him, especially when he told Scott that he was going to join him in the run Dr. F. was doing with one of his patients.

There were lots of local celebrities there, we looked through the program real quick and didn't see any we recognized, but then we saw this guy getting ready to run:

 
Lucas Neff!  From Raising Hope, one of our favorite shows right now.  He was SUPER nice and down-to-Earth.  I think he didn't even know he was a celebrity.

He really hit if off with Penny.


We had a great time and saw so many sweet, strong little fighters running their hearts out.  We plan on going next year, and getting a sponsorship together in Scott's name- stayed tuned for details!

One of the highlights of the day:


2 comments:

Sarah Hull said...

whooot! laughing SO hard at that last video! Love that you guys did this! We want to join you next year for sure and help with sponsorship! XOXO

Nancy Smith... said...

It was a special day! I love all of those kids and the special people who help them. It was so good seeing Dr. Finklestein. He is one of my hero's.
Next year's sponsorship will be awesome!