Yesterday was the Ft. Worth ALS Walk. Myself, my friend Traci and her sister Kendra raised $1800 for it, dedicated to their father, Ken who has ALS. They were supposed to walk with me yesterday, along with Wayne and I. Friday, I got a call from Traci, that Ken had taken a turn for the worse from an infection he got Monday. This was it. They would be sitting by his bedside, waiting for him to pass in peace. Traci, said she was canceling (OF COURSE) to go to the walk. When we talked again, I said we were still going. She started crying and said that she appreciated it so much. We were in touch all day yesterday, via text, and around 10PM Ken went to be with the Lord. He is now no longer suffering and is at Peace.
I feel sorrow for Traci and her sister, for not only losing their Dad when they are young, but seeing him suffer with this awful disease.
As my Dad said yesterday, this is a part of life that we all must go through, but it is never easy.
We walked for KEN yesterday, and it is a day I will never forget. I never met you KEN, but I felt you yesterday walking beside me.
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