Run For Taysen

Just wanted to give everyone who checks my blog a chance to learn alittle about my friend/cousins son Taysen Langstraat who is living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. This inspiring little guy is one of the most entertaining and energetic kids I have ever met.

Taysen is 7 years old and is going to be in 1st grade at Isom Elementary this year. He loves animals, swimming, his brother River, his Ipad, rodeo & bulls, and people. He is full of imagination and is a total people person. He is a joy to be around.

Living with SMA for Taysen and his parents has its everyday complications and struggles, things that we take for granted and really don't comprehend or understand.

Taysen's parents, TJ & Melodie Langstraat have committed to be 1 of 200 families trying to together raise 1 million ($5000 each) for Sophia's Cure Foundation. Melodie has started a fundraiser titled "Run for Taysen". She is running in the Bellingham Bay Marathon, Sept 25th with her sister in law, Tawnee Parcher in honor of Taysen. Along the way there have been a few more of us jumping on board to run a 1/2 marathon.

For me, this is an event that I never imagined myself doing. What better way to show my support for Taysen then to do something that seems so impossible for myself to do. He does things every day that he shouldn't have to do and maybe sometimes doesn't think he can do. Training for this is hard... So many things for him and his family are hard... this is the least I can do.

So please help us in our efforts to raise money for a cure for this terrible disease that plagues so many children and families.

To learn more about the fundraiser and Sophia's Cure Foundation or better yet to donate follow this link: http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/taysen/runfortaysen

To learn more about Taysen go here: http://www.taysenlangstraat.org/

Thanks you so much for reading!