I had to make the unfortunate four hour car ride home to mills river, nc for a friend's funeral. Tom was diagnosed with bone cancer our senior year and had made it an amazing nine months before the cancer moved to his lungs. The doctors gave him a couple weeks to live, but he wanted to be home with his family. Soon after he was unplugged from his pumps, he died. I wasn't really wanting to go home, but going to the funeral was important to me.
On the bright side, I got to see a lot of my friends at the funeral and then later during the weekend. One of my friends and I visited a friend who plays volleyball at a local college. She had been doing conditioning and whatnot all day so we just relaxed in her room watching the Sound of Music and HSM2, emulating the singing and dancing styles of both the Von Trapp family and Zac Efron.
All in all it was a nice, short visit home. I can't help but prefer my mom's cooking to ram's head (crazy, I know). Plus sleeping in my own bed and getting the opportunity to take a real bath are things I'll always enjoy. On the way out the door, mom also slipped my a $20 bill reminding me that I get money when I come home. She is a master in coercion.
I'd also like to use this opportunity to plug for my Relay for Life team. If yall don't know what the Relay for Life is, it's a fundraiser sponsored by the American Cancer Society to raise money for cancer research. I'm captaining a team (cleverly named team Team!) and we have dedicated our relay to my friend Tom Randall. We'd appreciate any help from yall, whether you'd like to join the team (it's only $10), donate, buy a luminary, or just with your prayers.
For more information, please visit team Team!'s website: http://main.acsevents.org/
I think it's great that you're captaining a team for relay for life. My mom had cancer about 5 years ago and used to captain a team in greenville. Send me some information on how to donate and i will definately contribute.
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