If you have been something of a long time reader of COAS, you'll know the ties my family has to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. For eleven-plus years now we've been doing everything we can to help my brother Logan in his fight against Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Today was one of the big days every year.
Whether it's been at the Naperville Riverwalk, Brookfield Zoo, the United Center or most recently Soldier Field, for years my family has raised money as we walk for Logan. Today we were along the lakefront for another installment.
It was, as always, a festive atmosphere. The Chicago Bears Drumline was in attendance today, and a lot of teams dressed up for the occasion as well. The most impressive was Costumers With a Cause, where a group of people dressed up as various TV and movie characters.
But I think one of the best things about this year's walk was the team we had assembled. We had quite a few family friends that made the trip to join us, but Logan's most recent family was also there.
Logan started high school back in August, but rather than follow in my footsteps and attend Aurora Christian, he ended up at Aurora Central Catholic, and they've done a decent job of accommodating him. During the fall we found out that ACC's football team was participating in Coach to Cure MD, a program that many high schools and colleges do to help fight muscular dystrophy. It's something they've done for a few years, but they'd never had a face to the cause... until this year.
My dad got in touch with head coach Brian Casey, who told the team, and Logan was officially brought on board. He wore #3 for the Chargers and was on the sideline for the stretch run that included a huge win over rival Marmion and a trip to the IHSA playoffs. Most importantly, the team really took him in as one of their own. And today, four of his friends from the ACC football team along with Coach Casey joined us for the walk.
Make a Muscle, Make a Difference!
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