In an ongoing effort to help people who are trying to make a
difference by raising awareness and raising money for causes close to their
hearts, I wanted to share my partnership with “It’s All I Can Do” found online
at - http://itsallicando.wordpress.com/ and David Kuhn. I'm doing this as Kelly, I'm doing this as The Living Athlete, I'm doing this as a guide, I'm doing this as a friend and I'm doing this because you read this blog.
David Kuhn loves his granddaughter very much, a granddaughter,
Kylie, he may have limited time with.
Kylie has cystic fibrosis which means her body creates excess fluid which
affects her lungs by making it difficult to breathe and her digestive system making
it challenging to process foods as well as many other symptoms. The life expectancy for someone with cystic
fibrosis is 35, Kylie is 11. David
started It’s All I Can Do in an effort to run the perimeter of the United
States. He has plotted a course that
starts in Seattle Washington and heads East on his way to Maine. Along with this ongoing journey he will be
competing in the High Cliff Half Ironman Saturday June 14th as well as Ironman
Wisconsin Sunday September 7th.
His goal with all this running and racing is to “put a nail in the
coffin of cystic fibrosis.”
David’s cause needs our help. Any goal such as running around the United
States requires more than just the person running, but unique to David’s
fundraising and running efforts is that it’s literally not possible for him to
do on his own. He can’t fly to Seattle
with a backpack and credit card and start running like I could because David’s
legally blind. He needs sighted guides
to be there with him for his safety. He
needs us to tell his story and spread the word in order to find that next
runner that may be the difference in finishing his run. He needs us to follow him online and share
through our own communities and networks to keep him moving across county. He needs runners! Right now he’s working to assemble a core
team to run as many consecutive days as possible starting in Seattle as early
as NEXT WEEK! He’s committed to
running/walking/jogging a marathon a day with a group of volunteers who want to
make a difference in his life as he makes a difference in Kylie’s life and all
others effected by cystic fibrosis. If
you’re reading this and have a calling to help here’s what you can do to turn
that calling in to action right now:
2.
Share his website with friends, family, running
clubs, anyone
3.
Reach out via his website to volunteer to run
with him; especially if you’re in the Seattle area, you could be the person to
start the momentum a journey like this needs!
4.
Follow David’s progress
Lastly, if you have money – donate, if you can run – reach out
and volunteer to guide, if you are on Facebook, have a blog, on Twitter – SHARE
David’s story. Each one of us is the
difference, we just get caught up in wanting to know exactly what difference it
is we are making – truth is, you will probably never know the exact impact you
had on David’s run, but you will know that you did something to help.
Twitter: @allicandoisrun
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