Brian was invited by the Cancer Treatment Centers of America to throw out the first pitch at a major league spring training game. We headed out to Peoria on a rainy Sunday morning expecting the game to be rained out. But when we got to the stadium, the sun was shining. It was a beautiful day! We had shirts and jackets made for our family that were royal blue (colon cancer's color) and they had the colon cancer ribbon-star embroidered on them. The kids looked great and we were so happy to have Brian's parents and my parents come to support him!
They had Brian walk out to the home plate while they told the crowd about Brian and his fight against cancer. They then had him run the basses, with the Mariners and Rockies lining the base line. They all gave him high 5's and offered him words of encouragement. It was so incredible. Such a great moment for him! Then the National Anthem was sung and Brian took the mound for the first pitch. It was so great!
We took the kids to our seats and watched a few innings of the game. At the fourth inning Lauryn looked at her dad and asked him if we could please leave. It was a little boring for her! Brian said sure - and we all piled into the cars. As soon as we hit the freeway for home, the rain started falling down in sheets! It was so amazing how quickly the sky turned from blue and beautiful - to gray. We felt so blessed to be able to have this opportunity. We know that the sunshine and blue sky were meant for us. This was definitely a once in a lifetime event. Brian needed to be cheered on and recognized for all he is enduring and fighting for! We are so proud of him!!
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