You have no idea how hard it is to try to help people

I have been working and working and working like no other to try to get this fundraiser on the road... litterally on the road. I have sent out sponsorship letters after letter, email after email.. My phone company hates me because I go over every month in minutes. You run into so many bumps in the road. We have run into more bumps in the road putting this together than I guarantee I will come across in all 3,500 miles. And as much as everyone wants to help. Too many people and companies turn their shoulder. It's so unbelievably sad that this happens. I don't know anyone close to me that has suffered from sudden cardiac arrest thankfully. I have only heard story after story and have placed myself in the mothers and in other family members shoes. And it has wedged itself into my heart as if it did happen to someone close to me. Now I'm so touched by this quote on quote "not so popular" issue that it gives me that much more ambition to educate everyone about this. I am determined to buy sooooo many AED's, with the money we raise, to help inocent people that everyone will be shocked. America has no idea of the power of an aL. I have a completely different outlook on certain individuals and companies. I am thankful for the backing I have and the amount of effort that my team is putting into this. People will know exactly what Sudden Cardiac Arrest is, as it should be known to all. A life is a life when it comes down to it no matter how that life is taken. And when it can be prevented than by all means it should be prevented. I have skates, equipment, 2 working legs, and a heart that beats.. yes my mind might be a little crazy to do this :) but I am thankful for having all of this. And because of these, I will be skating every mile proudly with a grin on my face the whole way, because I know that I am helping out in this crazy world we live in.

I know probably no one will read these blogs but I kinda wrote this as a pep rally for myself. I just needed to vent and get some stuff off my chest and pump myself up. thanks for reading. And this was written in the highest of reguards. I just re-read it and I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression that I am bad-mouthing any companies because I am not. That's not the issue. I just wish I had enough of my own money to fund this on my own. But I'm just a normal person with abnormal dreams. I just wish some companies stepped out of the corporate shell every now and then. I miss what my parents told me in stories about the good ole' days. Where people chose to help others over themselves. It's something that seems to be vanishing fast. Sudden Cardiac Arrest gets hidden in other big health problems shadows too much. It's time to give it a little bit of spotlight. Okay, I'm done. It's way too late and I need to get some much needed sleep.