Motivation Monday

On September 25, 2017 by Michelle Love

Monday motivational message… Suck it up buttercup!

These are two of the strongest boys I know. Neither one of them complain(ed), neither one want(ed) sympathy. Both of them have pushed themselves through pain and disappointment and completely changed lives.

The one on the left is making every effort to walk again despite the very low statistic that he ever would. He could have given up every day for the past 8 1/2 months, but he pushes through and deals with the situation with more grace and maturity than you’d see in most adults. I am proud to be a part of his life and I love him like a son. He steps up to fill the empty big brother role to his best friend’s sister and for that, I couldn’t be more grateful. After all, he is suffering BJ’s loss too…they were as close as brothers.

The one on the right….he faced death from age 11, every day of his life until it ended when he turned 15. He pushed through more pain than you could never imagine. He accepted the constant disappointments of not being able to do what healthy kids do. (Including just being able to go to school!) He never asked “why me?” He got angry when other kids around him died from cancer, but he did not once lose his faith or hope.

So, all that being said….. Suck it up. Put one foot in front of the other and live.