Happy Holidays !

Happy Halloween Batman!

My Dog Weighs As Much As My 9yr Old Brother

Introducing Daisy....my gentle giant. She has eaten Tyler's pool noodle, 3 green peppers out of the garden, and a tube of diaper cream. She likes ice cubes and treats. She loves to lick the baby food from my fingers. She loves to play with the family, but is very sweet and gentle with me. She is a 2 yr old rescue black lab.

I'm A Member !

I am finally a member of the No Cavity Club. Dr. Mertes said that my teeth look great!

Visiting Camp and Blue Cheese

I went to camp. No, silly, I didn't "go" to camp....but I did pick up my brother there. I saw Meredith too!!! She was very excited to see me outside of school. She tickled my toes and made me smile. The family went to Quaker Steak for some chicken wings and I licked blue cheese dressing off of a piece of celery. It was some good stuff! Also, I am now the proud co-owner of a dog that weighs 20 lbs more than me. Daisy was brought home a couple weeks ago. She is a 2yr old black Lab rescue and she LOVES to give kisses. Pictures to come....

Drum Roll Please.......

Thank you to everyone...
who looked at my picture,
who read my blog,
who listened to someone tell my story,
who became inspired by my support team,
who walked or pledged someone to walk,
who will have a great impact on my future.

Look how far we have come.....

Great Strides Goal 2009 $1,500.
Great Strides Total 2009 $2,100.


Great Strides Goal 2010 $3,000.
Great Strides Total 2010 $4,713.

Thanks for being a small part of something so big.

We are still waiting for Northern Ohio CF Chapter to release our final team totals. However, they have released these numbers:
Canton raised $80,733
Wooster raised $13,342
Holmes County raised $55,421
Cleveland raised $195,979
Lake County raised $71,063
Akron raised $121,120
Our team goal was $3,000 and I can tell you that we walked all over that number. I will pass on the numbers as soon as I hear about them! Thank you to everyone. Your donations, both large and small, make a huge difference for CF.

It takes a bathtub and a baseball team.....

One of the advertisement signs at the CF walk said, "You don't need to be a scientist to cure CF. Walking raises money. Money buys science. Scientists study the science...and science cures CF." Curing CF may be in Timmy's lifetime. It takes walking, and family, and friends, and donations, and philanthropy, a bathtub, and a baseball team. Timmy's Team grows each year, and this year we grew a fraternity and a baseball team....all in support to find a cure for a disease that I didn't ask to have...thank you.

Mom and Dad

Big Brother Tyler

We Brought A Baseball Team

We were fortunate to meet some wonderful people this weekend, many of whom were kids. Kings Family Baseball in Stow "had our back" as one t-shirt put it nicely. Below are some of their homemade shirts. Boys...your generosity and support are greatly appreciated.

Great Strides 2010

Here is a picture of all of the people that turned out for the 2009 Great Strides walk at Hardesty Park. Will you join Mom and Dad and be a part of Timmy's Team? The walk is Sunday, May 16 at 1pm. Click on the link in the top right corner for all of the info. Here you can join the team or just sponsor a walker on Timmy's Team. Thanks for helping to make CF stand for CURE FOUND.

Pulling a Bathtub for CF

Ever seen a group of college kids move a bathtub across town? Neither had I, until today. Lambda Chi Alpha, a fraternity at the University of Akron, signed up to be a part of Timmy's Team. Timmy's Team is my team for the Great Strides walk in May which raises money for cystic fibrosis. Anyway, this fantastic group of college kids got up early and walked 4 miles, up and down hills, stopping traffic, and collecting money for CF. While the Bathtub Pull is their annual fundraiser (38 yrs!), they paired it with our fundraising efforts for Great Strides. We would love to see some of them even join us in May for Great Strides! Check out these pictures!!!

It's Been a Busy Month

March turned out to be very busy for us, Shannon clan. With birthday celebrations for Mom and the grandparents and then Spring Break....we were always moving. In the month of March: I showed the therapists that I can walk. I ate birthday icing. I thoroughly enjoyed ketchup at Winking Lizard. I grew out of all of my shirts.

Now that Spring has arrived.....look out world...here I come.

Radiothon Pictures 2010

Silver Lake donation $2,120.60

Mom, Dad, and me

My picture and the premie clothing

It's That Time of Year Again

This weekend begins another Akron Children's Hospital Radiothon. The bandit bash brought in a little over $70,000, and not even half of the change bandits showed up. This means many big donations throughout the weekend. The radiothon starts Firday at 5:30am and end Sunday at 9pm.
Will you "Have a Heart, and Do Your Part?"
Listen to 98.1FM
Watch the webcast live at www.wkdd.com
Call and pledge 1-866-543-0981 and 330-543-0981
Mom's school will be there on Sunday morning to answer the telephones from 7-9am. I will be there too....hope to hear from YOU.

It's Kinda Become A Tradition....

I ate cake and it was good !

Look Out World, I'm 3 !