I know I have written a lot about how Carter inspires me or how he makes me proud, well I am doing it again. Only this time I am writing to tell you about an awe inspiring moment that I believe will inspire others to NEVER GIVE UP, FIGHT WITH ALL YOU HAVE, AND STAY STRONG, BELIEVE!
Last night Carter decided to go and support his cross country friends at their 1 mile time trials. Every year at the beginning of the season, Coach T does what is called SOS under the lights. At 9 p.m. all Cross Country kids meet at Marcus Track and Field and do their 1 mile time trial under the lights. Parents, friends and supporters show up to cheer them on and its just a really cool, exciting event. Actually, its a huge deal this is where the kids basically see who is on Varsity and obviously who the fastest is.
Well, after they all ran their time trial Carter was telling his BFF Adam, hey I want to run the mile (he misses CC so much). So, Adam got a stop watch and Carter lined up at the start line and they yelled GO! By the way, he wasn't dressed in running clothes! As Carter starts running he is joined by the Hendrix twins, John Shirk and Sean Duffy who are running with him, encouraging him to keep going and push harder. At one point John told Carter, this is going to hurt when its all over but its going to be worth it. On the sidelines, the rest of Marcus Cross Country is cheering him on. As he is running his stomach starts to hurt, his chest and so forth. Does he give up? No way, Carter pushed through the pain in his chest, stomache, knees, achiles heal and feet to cross the finish line in 5:31!!!!!!
HE RAN THE MILE IN 5:31 WITH NO TRAINING OVER THE SUMMER, NO RUNNING CLOTHES, NO PREPERATION WHAT SO EVER! THIS WAS PURE DETERMINATION, AN I CAN DO MOMENT, I AM A FIGHTER! I CONTROL THE DISEASE THE DISEASE DOES NOT CONTROL ME!
A MOMENT IN TIME ME, AS A MOTHER WILL NEVER FORGET.
A MOMENT WHEN ONE OUTSTANDING TEAM CAME TOGETHER TO ENCOURAGE A FIGHTER.
THANK YOU MARCUS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT! WE ARE TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE YOU IN OUR LIVES. THERE JUST SIMPLY IS NO BETTER TEAM THAN THE MARCUS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM!To "celebrate" they took Carter to I-Hop. When he came home he was so happy, elated, and full of energy, surprising it was after midnight, he hurt but he said it was all worth it. He said he misses that rush you get when your running. I know what he means I miss it too.
Until Next Time............GO MARCUS CROSS COUNTRY!
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
We are Truly Blessed!
You never know when things are bad who is going to stick it out with you. Will friends stop calling or stopping by? Or will they be your guardian angel and guide you through the rough rode ahead?
I have found that over the past couple of weeks and days that we are truly blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful people. I MEAN IT FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. There are teachers, nurses, friends, Cross Country moms and even my dentist just to name a few. Each and everyone of you deserve a big THANK YOU.
To Zach's 3rd grade teachers Ms. Hampton and Ms. Phillips you both are amazing teachers and people. Zach was so blessed to have you both in 3rd grade. I want to thank you for reaching out to us and assuring me that Zach would be well taken care of at Flower Mound Elementary. I know he will be because he has the two of you on his side.
To Dayne our fearless Cross Country Parent Leader. You amaze me at how much you accomplish during the year and how dedicated you are to the team and their parents. Thank you for your support and for spreading the CMT news. We were so blessed to be a part of such an amazing, caring, loving and fun team. There simply is no other team at Marcus High School nor in the world, that could hold a candle to our team. From the kids, to the parents, managers, volunteers, to Coach T and Coach Brevard you all make it such a joy to be apart of the team. We will miss each and every one of you! Even though Carter cannot compete we will still attend meets to cheer you all on. You will always be in our hearts and prayers. Thanks again for sending out an email and we would be honored to have you guys help us in anyway. We will always be a part of the CC family!
Last but not least Kristi Steele and Jo Beth Tagaras,
There are acquaintance's, there are friends and there are great friends but every once in awhile you get the cream of the crop. Yes ladies, you are the Creme De La Creme of friends. Kristi, you my dear, I really don't know what I would have done over the last couple of months without you. You have been there for me more than anyone! Carter loves being a part of your family and I appreciate you picking him up and dropping him off on such short notice! JoBeth, you are an amazing friend and I love how I don't even have to ask for help, you just jump right on in. Like the time I saw you at Target, I had to leave to get Carter suddenly and you brought my groceries! I owe you big time! You have such a big heart and beautiful soul. Your fundraising ideas are awesome and I would have never of thought of them. Thank you ladies for being such a big part of our lives. I guess I need to thank our kids for being friends and the Cross Country Team for putting us all on the morning breakfast crew! LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH!
Thank you again to each and everyone of you. Family-you know how I feel about you all! xo
Until Next Time..............MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!
Michelle
"STAY STRONG, BELIEVE"~Carter Hayes
I have found that over the past couple of weeks and days that we are truly blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful people. I MEAN IT FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. There are teachers, nurses, friends, Cross Country moms and even my dentist just to name a few. Each and everyone of you deserve a big THANK YOU.
To Zach's 3rd grade teachers Ms. Hampton and Ms. Phillips you both are amazing teachers and people. Zach was so blessed to have you both in 3rd grade. I want to thank you for reaching out to us and assuring me that Zach would be well taken care of at Flower Mound Elementary. I know he will be because he has the two of you on his side.
To Dayne our fearless Cross Country Parent Leader. You amaze me at how much you accomplish during the year and how dedicated you are to the team and their parents. Thank you for your support and for spreading the CMT news. We were so blessed to be a part of such an amazing, caring, loving and fun team. There simply is no other team at Marcus High School nor in the world, that could hold a candle to our team. From the kids, to the parents, managers, volunteers, to Coach T and Coach Brevard you all make it such a joy to be apart of the team. We will miss each and every one of you! Even though Carter cannot compete we will still attend meets to cheer you all on. You will always be in our hearts and prayers. Thanks again for sending out an email and we would be honored to have you guys help us in anyway. We will always be a part of the CC family!
Last but not least Kristi Steele and Jo Beth Tagaras,
There are acquaintance's, there are friends and there are great friends but every once in awhile you get the cream of the crop. Yes ladies, you are the Creme De La Creme of friends. Kristi, you my dear, I really don't know what I would have done over the last couple of months without you. You have been there for me more than anyone! Carter loves being a part of your family and I appreciate you picking him up and dropping him off on such short notice! JoBeth, you are an amazing friend and I love how I don't even have to ask for help, you just jump right on in. Like the time I saw you at Target, I had to leave to get Carter suddenly and you brought my groceries! I owe you big time! You have such a big heart and beautiful soul. Your fundraising ideas are awesome and I would have never of thought of them. Thank you ladies for being such a big part of our lives. I guess I need to thank our kids for being friends and the Cross Country Team for putting us all on the morning breakfast crew! LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH!
Thank you again to each and everyone of you. Family-you know how I feel about you all! xo
Until Next Time..............MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!
Michelle
"STAY STRONG, BELIEVE"~Carter Hayes
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
It Takes One Teacher In A Child's Life To Make A Difference!
What an amazing day today. I never expected that today would be such a life changing day for Carter, but it did. This is all due to ONE AMAZING TEACHER- COLONEL SAYLES at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas. As many of you know, Carter was in his High School's JROTC program and was looking forward to becoming a Navy Seal. All this changed when he was diagnosed with CMT. We went up to the school today to get his form for his permit to drive. When we arrived we bumped into his JROTC friends, who were "training" the new recruits. They all came running over and said "I am so sorry man to hear what happened." Carter told them all "Its o.k. I'll still come visit you all." After our goodbyes we went into the office to pick up the form and I could tell as he was signing it he was upset. He said "I didn't realize how hard this was going to be." He was talking about going back to school and being around all his friends that are doing everything he used to do but can no longer do. I told him "I know honey, I know it's hard but we will get through this." As we left we decided to stop in the class and inform Colonel that Carter is no longer going to be in JROTC.
When Carter told Colonel "I am here to tell you I am leaving ROTC." Colonel said "What? No you aren't. Why would you leave? This is what you have always wanted. You are not leaving!" We then explained to him that Carter was diagnosed right after he came back from ROTC Leadership camp with CMT. I explained what the disease was and how Carter can no longer stand for long periods of time due to severe pain, run due to pain and fatigue and that he just simply cannot handle some of the rigors of ROTC. Well lets just say that Colonel was not letting go of Carter that easily. He said "I am not letting you go, I want and need you to stay. You are my leader, I need you!" "You see all those Freshman out there?" "I need you to lead them." "ROTC is not just about joining the Military, it is about leadership, teamwork, and family." "I will make accommodations for you so you don't have to march or do drills." He went on to say that Carter can take on more of a leadership role, since he went to leadership camp and administrative work as well. He will teach him how to put stuff into the computer, he can time the PT guys and so much more. He kept telling him I need you and I am not letting you quit! I started to cry and everyone had tears welling up in their eyes. Going above and beyond Colonel also said that he can help us with fundraising! Even better he told Carter he could become a government contractor to do Military analysts or a strategist for the SEALS and he would help him with this. .
In my opinion Marcus High School should be honored to have such a great teacher leading their kids and the government should be proud and honored to have him as well. TODAY COLONEL SAYLES MADE OUR DAY! What started out as a sad day ended on such a high note! All due to one teacher, taking the time to care about one student and not giving up on him! Instead, inspiring him, teaching him, believing in him and telling him you are special.
THANK YOU COLONEL SAYLES for making this year a better year even before it starts.
Oh and at the end he said "So tomorrow I expect you here at 7 am in your BDU's." "Yes Sir" said Carter.
When Carter told Colonel "I am here to tell you I am leaving ROTC." Colonel said "What? No you aren't. Why would you leave? This is what you have always wanted. You are not leaving!" We then explained to him that Carter was diagnosed right after he came back from ROTC Leadership camp with CMT. I explained what the disease was and how Carter can no longer stand for long periods of time due to severe pain, run due to pain and fatigue and that he just simply cannot handle some of the rigors of ROTC. Well lets just say that Colonel was not letting go of Carter that easily. He said "I am not letting you go, I want and need you to stay. You are my leader, I need you!" "You see all those Freshman out there?" "I need you to lead them." "ROTC is not just about joining the Military, it is about leadership, teamwork, and family." "I will make accommodations for you so you don't have to march or do drills." He went on to say that Carter can take on more of a leadership role, since he went to leadership camp and administrative work as well. He will teach him how to put stuff into the computer, he can time the PT guys and so much more. He kept telling him I need you and I am not letting you quit! I started to cry and everyone had tears welling up in their eyes. Going above and beyond Colonel also said that he can help us with fundraising! Even better he told Carter he could become a government contractor to do Military analysts or a strategist for the SEALS and he would help him with this. .
In my opinion Marcus High School should be honored to have such a great teacher leading their kids and the government should be proud and honored to have him as well. TODAY COLONEL SAYLES MADE OUR DAY! What started out as a sad day ended on such a high note! All due to one teacher, taking the time to care about one student and not giving up on him! Instead, inspiring him, teaching him, believing in him and telling him you are special.
THANK YOU COLONEL SAYLES for making this year a better year even before it starts.
Oh and at the end he said "So tomorrow I expect you here at 7 am in your BDU's." "Yes Sir" said Carter.
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