About This Blog and How You Can Help

The primary objective of this blog is to share updates with you about Sandy’s health and her fight to win. The fact that you are here probably means that you care and cheer for her progress, and that makes you part of the team.

I have found it challenging to communicate with everyone regularly, and I know that there have been times that this has been frustrating. I appreciate everyone's understanding on this point and trust that this blog will help keep you up to date.

Your support has been tremendous. Not surprisingly, our families and a few very close friends stepped up instantly. Those are the friends that you expect will step up and ours have not disappointed. Beyond this close knit group, the response is equally impressive. The cards, meals, rides for our girls, and just good, friendly, optimistic support have been very helpful. A few old friends of Sandy’s have also reconnected, to show their support and help in any way that they can. Together, all of you have helped Sandy to feel loved and supported in a way that she has never known before. I will always be grateful to you for this.

There are a couple of favors that I would like to ask of you. First, here is what you can do to help:

Please help with the campaign for signed photos and other items with the message “STAY STRONG SANDY!” Reach out to friends and friends of friends to see who might be willing to send Sandy the “SSS” message and continue to grow her circle of support. Also, you can check back here to look for a section to be added to show the cool messages from athletes, coaches, celebrities, and politicians. Sandy gets an incredible boost from these things and looks at them often—keep ‘em coming! They really do matter!

Second, send me your Sandy stories (full names will not be disclosed). Got a picture of Sandy from fifth grade wearing argyle socks, saddle shoes, and pig tails? How about one showing an especially acute hangover in college? Send the pictures! You can send them to me electronically or contact me through this site to arrange to send them by snail mail. We will all enjoy your recollections, whether they are fun and uplifting or even embarrassing. Yes, these are serious times, but there is no reason this can't be fun and, perhaps, even entertaining.

Finally, I hope that this will also serve as my thanks to everyone who has been so supportive. We have had many laughs together over the years, and these are the best medicine of all.

Thanks for being an important part of the team.

--Will