Bill
This morning we started our day off by doing a home visit to a 42yr survivor. We were escorted to her home by our Brothers from Fire and Iron MC. They are a great group of fellow fire fighters that rode with us on and off all day. Now back to our home visit. She greeted us outside her house with her husband and family. I think she was completely surprised by the amount of people that were in her front yard. After all of the Guardians greeted her with our hugs of love, I was privileged with escorting her to Deb where she signed her name. Here she is a 42yr survivor enjoying her life because she was able to win the fight. I say God Bless her.
I just realized that I can add photos into my blog. So please go back and check all of the other days blog to see pictures.
After the home visit we went back to the Olathe Fire Department to regroup before heading to our first event at the Great Mall of the Great Plains. There we were set up in the parking lot where we had many visitors come by and look at the trucks. Its amazing the way a Pink Fire truck can make such an impact on people. We had a lot of people sign the trucks in honor or memory of a special person. It may be my 12th day but I am still shedding tears hearing the many stories from so many wonderful people. After we left the mall we continued to The Legends which is another mall on the other side of KC. While driving Karen it finally hit me hard. This was my last event on the Pink Heals Tour 2011. I started to get a little emotional as I was thinking everywhere I had been and all that I had met. If any of you are reading this, I want you to know it truly was my honor to be there with you. Now back to our regular programming....when we entered the mall road of The Legends we turned on all of our lights and sirens to make a grand entrance. We drove around the front of all the stores so all can see this magnificent sight. As we pulled around to the opposite side we parked the trucks so that they can be seen from the street. The crowd was awesome. We met so many people and had so many sign the trucks. We were able to share so much needed love to this community. At the end of the event it was time for me to do what I really wasn't ready for. I turned my Sharpie markers over to the next driver of Karen. My brother Antonio from Texas. I had tears again because this marked my last stop on the tour. After an exchange of hugs, Deb from Kansas asked what we just did. So we told her about our hand-off.
After dinner we headed back to the hotel to close our night. We got settled in and went down to the lobby where a great couple that we had met the previous night was sitting with their family. Wendy asked us if we would sign a shirt for a good friend of hers that just had surgery to remove a tumor from her brain. In true Guardian fashion we all asked where the shirt was. And the next thing we knew she pulls the shirt out and we all took turns signing it for her. Wendy and Tim, I want you to know that your friend is in my prayers for a speedy recovery.
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