Lately, while Grier and I are driving somewhere in the car or walking around Harris Teeter or just doing anything he is constantly asking me about numbers-- His favorite is the speed limit sign--
Grier- "Mom, what is that number that has a 3 and a 5?"
mom- "thirty-five"
Grier- "Mom, what is that number that has a 2 and a 5?"
mom- "twenty-five"
You can see my point-- he is obsessed with numbers and this can go on for a long time-- house numbers.. prices... etc. And it really starts to get fun when he starts making up numbers!
Today is September 1-- September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. You will see yellow ribbons and they are for Childhood Cancer awareness month--
Here are some sobering numbers....
-Everyday 46 children are diagnosed with cancer in this country-- (That is about 2 classrooms of kids!)
1 out of 5 who is diagnosed with cancer dies
3 out of 5 children suffer long-term effects from chemotherapy and radiation treatments
More than 12,500 children are diagnosed a year and over 40,000 children are currently being treated for cancer-
I am not trying to scare anyone-- but I think we can not ignore the numbers-- It could be your son or daughter, grandchild, niece or nephew, your child's classmate, neighbor, teammate , & friend. What would you do?
I am setting a goal of 100 ( that is the average number of people that read the blog everyday!) for the Go, Grier, Go team ! Even if you can not walk on the 15th you can still be a part of our team of 100-- You just sign up to be a virtual walker. Currently, GGG has 15 team members-- We need 85 more! Easy enough huh?
Go to www.milestoneswalk.org
click Charlotte, NC
click join a team
type a % sign in the blank line-- This will search teams
when GGG shows up in the list -- click join on the right side
you will need a name and a password-- do not use mine because it will not work- This is for your page-
I know I have confused some but it is hard to describe without doing it at the same time!
More to come later about the Curesearch Milestones walk---
Grier has a big week ahead of him-- he will meet his new preschool teacher on Wednesday- He has an appointment with Dr. McMahon on Thursday and then on Friday school starts ! We are hoping for a smooth and easy transition for him as he enters preschool with only a few weeks missed due to trips to NY!--
1 comment:
Cute picture -- cute little guy! So glad he is interested in numbers -- he'll be an accountant one day, I hope!
Your numbers for childhood cancers are truly sobering and we are all included in those numbers in one way or another. I will celebrate September as Childhood Cancer Awareness month and continue to pray for Grier and all other children affected by this dreadful disease. CureSearch MileStones offers all of us a chance to help, so I'll refer others to your blog to join the GGG team.
I'm so happy that Grier will meet his teachers tomorrow and begin real school on Friday. Hope doctor visits go very well this week!
Love and prayers,
Betty G
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