Day 2: The Siblings Much in our family has changed since Shane took his last breathe on March 30, 2015. Our focus then and now has always been on Chase and Ella and now Will. To encourage them to look at the positive things in life. To let them know that bad things can, Read More
Day 1: I’m going throw it back to a post we wrote at the beginning of childhood cancer awareness month in 2014. Today we continue Shane’s fight. He should be here. He would be excited to start his first day of Kindergarten at the same school as his siblings. Cancer took that moment and, Read More
Your smile is everything. It’s a reminder of the joy and laughter you brought to our lives. Whenever things are rough, I often think of your face and am reminded of your strength and resilience…my goodness it was great even only at the age of one. When things got rough and you were very, Read More
Tomorrow will be Shane’s 5th birthday. We were only privileged to celebrate one birthday with our little man. We made it an amazing day for him and us and everyone around us who loved and supported him. We will never forget those who took the time and came out to celebrate that day with, Read More
We are so thankful to everyone who came out on Saturday to our 4th Annual Celebration of Life event! We successfully raised $20,000 this year! Thank you to the 2007 soccer players (and their parents) from the Fishtown Rowdies, 1776 United FC, Philadelphia Union youth academy team and VE Gunners for their participation in, Read More
Our 4th annual Celebration of Life event will KICK off with soccer friendlies starting at 12 pm, followed by the opening of the COL at 1PM. Thank you for all of those we registered already!! Tickets can be bought at the door and remember all proceeds go to childhood cancer research and programs. The, Read More
Prior to the COL we are hosting a few soccer friendly’s starting at 12:00. Schedule below. Special thanks to the three teams attending and we have t-shirts. Fishtown Rowdies (blue) 1776 (red) Union plus a few VE kids (green) 12:00pm – Rowdies vs. 1776 12:40pm- Rowdies vs. Union 1:20pm- Union vs. 1776 We appreciate, Read More
Our Celebration of Life event has brought people in from all over the Philadelphia area and beyond. We are so thankful to highlight our city with generous ticket donations to some of our area’s incredible places. Thank you to Adventure Aquarium, Longwood Gardens and Philadelphia Museum of Art for your generous ticket donations to, Read More
I’m often asked on weeks like this: “How do you do it?” It’s busy and for the most part my mind is compartmentalized. But once during this week of prepping, I have to let it all out. This morning Will reached for his clothes and pulled out a onesie. It wasn’t just any onesie., Read More
Thank you to the The Philadelphia Inquirer for supporting our 4th annual Celebration of Life event! We appreciate your ad sponsorship as well as the two great raffles items featuring our Philadelphia Eagles! Check out our ad!