Thursday, December 3, 2009

Guardian Angel

Today was a bitersweet kind of day for a few reasons. I mean ... tomorrow, we leave for Vegas! WOW! I can't believe it's here already. It's been a long journey, but it's also flown by too! I am so excited, although I'm definitely nervous too!

It's all bitersweet, because a year ago today I lost a really good friend. He was such a huge cheerleader in my fight against Crohn's Disease and not a day has gone by in the last year that I haven't thought about Jeremy. I'm so excited about Team Challenge, but I sure wish that JereBear were here to experience this all with us!

When Jeremy first went into the hospital, I remember meeting his mom for the first time and her saying to me, "Oh you're Courtney ... how are you feeling? Jeremy always talked about you and we've been praying for your health." I was just blown away by Jeremy's family and their compassion and and mostly their faith. I knew Jer was a Godly, Christian man and he was definitely one to admire.

This is at the Brewery after Jeremy, Eddie, and Nick's company Christmas party

JereBear, me, Eddie, and Anna
A year ago today, I was sitting outside in the cold on my porch in Knoxville with my best friends. We laughed, we cried, but we all knew that we had the BEST guardian angel in Heaven watching over us. It was two days later, on the 5th, that I had my 2nd relapse of C. Diff and was so sick that I had to miss Jerermy's memorial service.
Jeremy was always the biggest cheerleader for all of our triumphs and struggles. I know that through this training he's been with me, pushing me through. And I know that on Sunday morning, when I wake up at an un-godly hour of the morning to RUN A HALF-MARATHON, he will be cheering me on the loudest of them all. And I know that when I see him again, we'll finally be able to have our birthday dinner date ... except it won't need to be a clear liquid diet date like we had planned .... because we'll both be healed! Love you JereBear!

My Knoxville family at The Biltmore House ... my heart and strength through Crohn's!




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