Arrrgh! I love and hate my job so much. Every year for our hospital's fund raiser, we honor a patient who has passed. The girl who we're honoring this year is such an inspiration, and I see a lot of myself in who she was: creative, driven, sweet, sassy, optimistic. We had our fundraiser kick off party tonight and her family all spoke and kept it light because Martha wouldn't have wanted people to remember her cancer, but instead, the beautiful person she was. She did this bike race and fundraiser for 7 years even while she was getting chemo therapy. She even did it when she was super anemic (not that I would recommend that). A true badass. Not only that, she was a top fund raiser while doing going through high school, getting chemo, and creating beautiful art. I want to be like her when I grow up. Geez. I always leave these events bawling.
"It's not about the number of years in your life, but about the life in those years."
Please help us honor Martha Riedell, a beautiful young woman who gave Children's Hospital of Colorado so much of her time, energy, love, and light by donating.
#marthastrong
