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The Smile that would Inspire Change

Brady’s Pit Crew Foundation was inspired by the love we have for our bubba. Brady was the kind of child that made people who didn’t want children, want a mini Brady. He was kind, sweet, funny and loving. He loved everyone and everyone loved him... When Brady was diagnosed, it tore our world. How could this happen to us? Why couldn’t it have been me? All these questions about what, when, why, how and what do we do next overcame us. We researched like crazy because we never knew anyone who had been through this. We felt alone, yes we had support from friends and family but how many understood our pain? This was our baby, our perfect little boy. As you fight, you forget about everything else. We forgot groceries, who would pick the kids up, showering... nothing else seemed to matter. All that mattered was that we get Brady through the fight.

When Brady passed away, I couldn’t bear the idea to live. I had nothing to offer my kids as a grieving mom. I would forget groceries, I was always crying and I could never take them somewhere that we had taken Brady, I was consumed by the loss that I just felt like my place was next to him. I even went on a trip to California to get away from it all and just either figure out how I wanted to die or come back stronger. Going to California, Brian came with me because he knew at one point I was at in my life at that time. I remember crying and telling him that I couldn’t do this anymore. That I was sorry but that I knew he and the kids would be ok. He understood where I was at and accepted that he might not be able to change my mind.

During that trip, we went to visit one of our warrior families. To be able to bring a smile to them in a time that I understood so well, meant the world to me. It changed me. I sat with them for hours to get to know them, to make them laugh, to let them know that they were not alone on this journey. This trip was what I needed. Brian could see the difference in me. I hadn’t smiled in months but this little boy made me laugh and smile. I had never done anything that brought me that much joy during such a hard time. I felt like it was something that I had to do over and over again and I did. I went out once a month to visit them but I needed more. I told Brian that I wanted to start a foundation and what I wanted to offer. He was and still is 100% my support and cofounder in this. This wouldn’t be possible without him. A few months we were visiting kids and it was small but in less than a year since I had the idea, we have raised almost $9,000! My goal for the first year was $10,000 ad we are on track to exceed that!

Some of the things that we strongly believe in are our toolboxes. It gives us a chance to bring happiness to not only the child but the siblings and the parents. It gets us connected with families that we might not have met without that personal interaction. We also believe in helping out with dinners. As working parents, dinner is hard. Imagine taking care of a sick child, other children, the everyday stress and still trying to get dinner ready. We love helpers for dinner nights! There are so many families that need dinner, groceries or a shoulder to cry on or talk to. We love being able to offer that for so many local families. Our biggest belief though is 100% of the donations go out! The money we raise is for the families to help support them in their time of need whether it be for food, gas, bills... this money is theirs. We never want to take away a chance to help out a warrior family. We hope that this mentality inspires others to do the same. We are an average family who were dealt a horrible hand by only having our child for two years. We lost his physical body to cancer but he is always with us. His love for others inspires us to be the best we can be and to love others. There are days that we might be tired but we choose to put these families first. Brady put others before himself and we will follow in his small and mighty steps to help these families to the finish line.

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