Day 30 – Thank you!!!
Posted on August 05, 2011
Thu. Aug. 4, 2011
Today we were shuttled about 15 miles towards Philadelphia , because we didn’t think we would make it in on time. Guess what, we still didn’t make it in on time. We arrived an hour and a half late. The Gambhir family greeted us at the Liberty Bell in Philly and provided a delicious lunch for us. We met their nine year old son Yuva, Yuva has Duchenne and he and his sister Jasmine made us some wonderful thank you cards and an END DMD key chain. Thanks guys, we love them!!!
During our lunch break we got to go and see the Liberty Bell, it was really cool getting to look at it up close and taking some photos. We did 20 miles after lunch and before getting to the church we went out for ice cream to celebrate the end of the trip. We are all really excited to get home and not have to ride everyday, but we will also miss all the fun experiences that we have had here and all the friends we have made. Now we get to relax, and think about our journey, think about all the families affected by Duchenne we have met, and what they and their sons, brothers, grandsons, nephews, and friends have taught us along the way. They have shown us what true love means, that it’s staying and fighting against this disease and it’s shadowy future even though all you want to do is run. It’s staying with someone who can’t run from their diagnosis, carrying them over obstacles and standing by them no matter what life entails. We thank you all for welcoming us into your lives and allowing us the chance to meet these amazing young men with so much love for life. We will never forget the kindness you showed us when we arrived at your front door, smelly, sweaty, and dirty, looking for a place to sleep. See everyone tomorrow on the Jersey Shore, you won’t miss us, you can smell us from five miles away.
Jordan McSherry