It is 5:30 am and I am sitting by his bed waiting for 6:30 am to come. It is quiet with the thrum of equipment. Nurses are coming in and out to check his vitals to make sure that he is good to go for surgery. It is still dark out side and I wonder if the family at the house is now just waking up to prepare for the long day ahead. I really need coffee right now. I am not sure how people function with out coffee...(sorry ...side tracked)

It seens like today is the day that will change our lives forever, one would have thought it would have been when we were told of the tumor. Yes, it was hard to hear, but you look at JD and he looks so normal and healthy. It was a hard concept to understand that he had a tumor in the brain.

He has been such a champion during this process. There is nothing that he can not do and he has told me that for years. I guess maybe that is why he is The Gunny...he makes things happen. He wants to be a voice for this cause and it is amazing how much has been raised so far to date for the race. People we have known for years and people we do not know have donated. It has been amazing and overwhelming at times. We still live in a world where people care and are willing to get involved. It blows my mind.

I want to thank Sarah Tozer for starting the The Gunny's team. Without her none of this would have happened. She is one of the most amazing people I know and also have the pleasure of working with. I have always said to her that she is the sister that I never wanted. ( I am an only child) and if I was to ever have a sister, I would want her to be like Sarah. She has become a special part of my life.