Great Strides Walk

Sunday was our first "Great Strides Walk" for Cystic Fibrosis. I had hoped to be able to wake up, have an easy morning and head there in plenty of time for the walk. Well in true fashion with having a baby, that did not happen, and it ended up being a stressful start to the day. I hate being late but it never fails, just as I'm about to leave, there needs to be a diaper change! And then looking at the weather it was a last minute scramble to get everything ready to be prepared for a typical Calgary day, rain, snow who knows!  We had been out late the night before so were dragging to begin with but man, it was just one of those mornings.

As the donations continued to come in that morning I was overcome with gratitude for all the support we've received. When we arrived at the walk, I once again was overcome with emotions as I saw our friends there bundled up in the cold to support us as we did the walk. The rain held off and we were able to enjoy our day but it does make you think more about the whole CF thing. Realizing that all those people there are either going through the same thing as you or know someone who is.

Thank you so much to everyone on our team who fund-raised, to those who donated and those that came and walked with us! It's been a long seven months and having the support for our friends and family has meant so much to us. In regards to funds raised, the final tally for our team "Ca$h for Nash" was $5,440!

Our team, "Ca$h for Nash"

I look forward to doing this walk annually and appreciate that the funds raised go towards helping our little boy, our family and all the families affected by Cystic Fibrosis across Canada.