Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Thank You!

We want to express to everyone how we feel about yesterdays event, but there are really no words. The amount of love and support we felt from family, friends and strangers alike was unbelievable. While our plan was to bring Nevan for a little while and then take him home for a nap, he lasted the entire day and was excited and wired right until bedtime. A few short weeks ago, Nevan was being kept comfortable on a morphine drip in the hospital, just to get him through his days, and yesterday he rode a horse, filled his belly with ketchup slathered hot dogs and cookies, danced to the music and jumped in the bouncy castle!! Seeing him have such a good time, with a permanent smile on his face was worth more than everything else combined! On top of that, with the weather on our side and the great people that came out to help, we had a super successful event that will help our family provide Nevan and Nylah with what they need over the next 2 years
of Nevan's treatment. Thank you to all those who came out and donated their time and effort to help our family!

To Laura and the whole team at Active Health Associates... you are a group of very special people. We love you guys whole heartedly and will one day find a way to properly thank you for the amazing things you have done for us.

This will remain in our memories as one of the best days of our lives and as we enter tough times, we will look back on these memories to keep us moving forward.

Thank you for every minute, every penny, every bit of love thrown our way.

Anita, Craig, Nevan and Nylah

Additional From Craig;

It's been 3 months since we all started this journey. And by 'we' I mean exactly that. Everyone. Anita aptly named our fundraiser "No One Fights Alone". From day one Anita and I have received offers of help from family, friends, friends of family, neighbours, co-workers, neighbours of family and friends, complete strangers and various other connections. Saturdays FUNdraiser was suggested, planned and successfully executed by a woman that started out over two years ago as my Chiropractor. In two short years she has become one of few people I trust to manage my healthcare needs and is now considered a very close friend to me and my family.
Dr Laura's talent as a chiropractor is matched by her professionalism, kindness and her selfless sense of community. She has shown all of us that we can all do something when someone is need. An equally heartfelt thanks goes out to Dr Laura's colleagues at Active Health Associates for all of their efforts this past weekend. This was truly a team effort for which nothing was spared to ensure Nevan had a great time with his family and friends. From the bouncy castle and face painting, to the amazing horse rides that even us adults thoroughly enjoyed. A further thanks to all the family members and friends who eagerly volunteered their time and resources. You did a great job from the excellent setup to the fun flow of the day to the extremely fast clean up. A final thank you goes out to everyone who showed their support. The day was packed with friends and fun proving beyond any question that truly no one fights alone.:)

 
 

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