Every day I sit to write at this stinkin’ lap top and I think, I should be writing about last week. And yet, every day I can’t. It’s all still too swirly in my head and I can’t yet make much sense of it. I mean, I sipped champagne at a red carpet fashion show on Thursday afternoon and sipped mojitos poolside at the Four Seasons surrounded by people I never thought I’d meet in person that night. (That’s a lot of sippin’. Hmm, maybe that explains the swirly head.) The next day, I got up and walked the purple carpet at Yahoo! Whew. I promise I’ll share the deets soon, but for today I just want to share a little story.
One of the people I first encountered on my journey into this grand ole’ interweb for mamas is a woman named Catherine who has a blog entitled Her Bad Mother. Now, I could go on and on about my almost certifiable level of admiration for all things Catherine, but I’d rather not bore you, or frankly alert any authorities who may be monitoring for stalking. What I will tell you about Catherine is this: she is uproariously funny and can also make you cry like ugly Oprah with her honest and often raw storytelling.
Catherine has a nephew named Tanner who has Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy. You can read Catherine’s tales of Tanner for yourself. I will tell you that DMD is not curable. Tanner will ultimately die from it and that is about all I can adequately say. Right now, Catherine and her sister work to make his life great.
Then there are the mama bloggers, who do what they do and form amazing partnerships to better the world and this instance is no different. One group decided to create Tutus for Tanner which is just what it sounds like-crazies who run in tutus to raise awareness and maybe even money for MD research but also to be silly and have fun and appreciate the life and ability they’ve been given.
So when I heard there was a 5k at BlogHer (the conference I will attend in NYC in August) and that there would be tutus, I immediately signed up. Well, almost immediately. First, I had to message Catherine and ask permission to mosey rather than run as I had not run a step in years when I registered for this 5k. She gave me the go head to mosey and I’ve even trained a bit, so now I will run, or mosey, in a tutu for Tanner.
And this guy, this guy(!) is taking it one step further and in honour of Tanner’s very non-tutu DUDEness, is manning up-if you will- and running ’round and ’round Central Park long after I have moseyed my way back to the hotel for drinks. (Yes, at 7am. As I don’t run, I will need cocktails.)
In his words, “I’m going to do as many 5Ks as I can because that’s what muscles are for.” His reason? Tanner. How can you not want to do something for Tanner? I’ve posted BHJ’s button right over there on your right. Click it. Donate. Make a difference for kids like Tanner. If each of you click, collectively we make a big damn difference.
How can you not want to do that?
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One of the people I first encountered on my journey into this grand ole’ interweb for mamas is a woman named Catherine who has a blog entitled Her Bad Mother. Now, I could go on and on about my almost certifiable level of admiration for all things Catherine, but I’d rather not bore you, or frankly alert any authorities who may be monitoring for stalking. What I will tell you about Catherine is this: she is uproariously funny and can also make you cry like ugly Oprah with her honest and often raw storytelling.
Catherine has a nephew named Tanner who has Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy. You can read Catherine’s tales of Tanner for yourself. I will tell you that DMD is not curable. Tanner will ultimately die from it and that is about all I can adequately say. Right now, Catherine and her sister work to make his life great.
Then there are the mama bloggers, who do what they do and form amazing partnerships to better the world and this instance is no different. One group decided to create Tutus for Tanner which is just what it sounds like-crazies who run in tutus to raise awareness and maybe even money for MD research but also to be silly and have fun and appreciate the life and ability they’ve been given.
So when I heard there was a 5k at BlogHer (the conference I will attend in NYC in August) and that there would be tutus, I immediately signed up. Well, almost immediately. First, I had to message Catherine and ask permission to mosey rather than run as I had not run a step in years when I registered for this 5k. She gave me the go head to mosey and I’ve even trained a bit, so now I will run, or mosey, in a tutu for Tanner.
And this guy, this guy(!) is taking it one step further and in honour of Tanner’s very non-tutu DUDEness, is manning up-if you will- and running ’round and ’round Central Park long after I have moseyed my way back to the hotel for drinks. (Yes, at 7am. As I don’t run, I will need cocktails.)
In his words, “I’m going to do as many 5Ks as I can because that’s what muscles are for.” His reason? Tanner. How can you not want to do something for Tanner? I’ve posted BHJ’s button right over there on your right. Click it. Donate. Make a difference for kids like Tanner. If each of you click, collectively we make a big damn difference.
How can you not want to do that?
PS-Spellcheck had a field day with this post. Also, I may have gone a little Sarah Palin rogue with the word makin’ up. Oops. Sorry. Just call me Shakespeare or George W Bush. Strategery.
This is really a great cause! My son has Beckers Muscular Dystrophy, which doesn't really cause problems until teen years. My dad and uncle also have it and are currently experiencing the extreme difficulties that comes with it. So we donate a lot to all causes MD!
Okay now this is a run I can get down with!! Tutus for a good cause…AWESOME!!!!!! If you need a tutu or two I know where you can get some! : )
Cathy
I can't wait to mosey with you. (and maybe run a little like Phoebe, because that would be FUN.)
So along with the Tutus, will you be running like Phoebe on friends? Now that would be funny! Sounds like a great way to raise money and awareness.