Miss D.V.

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I have posted this on the front page, but in case you miss it:

I have been trying for months to put this to Club Cobra without success. Then as of last week I knew I had to get to the heart of it all. For those that don't know me or the family that well Wendy is my Daughter. Wendy was diagnosed with a brain tumor during the last Fling.

What I have called family for years is All of you, all of us Cobra owners/builders. When Wendy was first diagnosed the Cobra family took it upon them self's to support, donate and pray for us. Five years later, being an avid 'runner' since elementary school, Wendy called me busting ear to ear, she had finally gotten the chance to go back into training for a marathon she had wanted to run since middle School. All that training and running for years -all those miles- paid off. Wendy was accepted and qualified to run The Boston Marathon!

More training, more running, right up to December of last year. MRI's, more CAT scans and... the Tumor had become active once again.

God love this family of ours. At this point I am going to take the liberty of borrowing RN Carie's fabulous and most comforting words..


2014 Breakthrough for Brain Tumors Columbus 5K Run and Walk: Carie Thompson - American Brain Tumor Association

Carie Thompson's Story About Wendy

I am participating and fundraising in memory of an amazing woman who crossed my path just a few short months ago in August 2013. I had the privilege of getting to know Wendy when I became one of her many nurses. August 24, 2013. Wendy was diagnosed with an Anaplastic Astrocytoma in 2004. After countless surgeries and courageously fighting, Wendy's battle ended in December 2013. She, in our regards, won the war, as she touched countless lives, including my own. I have never met a stronger woman, or more wonderful family. Wendy was in the hospital for nearly four months straight, and Wendy, nor her family, ever lost hope or good spirit. The love John and Wendy shared was like a fairytale. I have never seen such a strong love between two people. Many times as Wendy lied in pain in her hospital bed, she expressed her concern for her husband and always said she would be fine as long as he was okay. Wendy's husband, John, expressed the importance of fundraising in lieu of flowers, and as a woman who loved to run, what better way to remember Wendy than participating in this 5K.

That is all I have folks. Thank you and may God bless.
DV Miss Wendy, 9-11-74 / 12/27/13 RIPWG