After having the pleasure of awarding another Do Better. Be Better. award, I was able to speak on behalf of the Adopt-A-Family program. Below is my speech that was not caught on video. And the gift I gave Downs was a Chicago Cubs bro tank.
I am not going to spend time talking about my stroke or my condition as I am sure many of you have already heard about it. Plus, there are more important things to talk about.
Exactly one year ago, I spoke at my first potluck since having my stroke. 10 days after that, I delivered Myah, our beautiful baby girl. 10 days from now, Myah will celebrate her first birthday and I will be undergoing eye muscle surgery to correct the double vision that still remains from my stroke.
The last 17 1/2 months have been challenging. Through it all, I have had many "why me" type of moments. It is a very unusual and difficult place to be in--to try and figure out what the purpose of your life is. I have really struggled to do that.
Until last December. It was a Saturday night and we had just gotten the kids to bed. I opened up Facebook and read the latest update of my friend whose son is battling cancer.
And this is where the video picks up.
This is what can happen when a group of people that sweat together decide to Do Better. Be Better. Making 4 families lives a little brighter. #nlxf #adoptafamily
Posted by Nicki Johnson on Friday, March 27, 2015
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| First, you changed my life. Then, you helped save my life. Now, you are helping me change other people's lives. Thank you Ryan Downs. |
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