CHOC Walk Teamwork Our Top 6 Reasons To Participate

CHOC Walk Success with Another year of 15k Walkers Raising Funds!

We did it!! My mini me and I, along with 15k others, joined up to Walk for CHOC!

It was a magical Sunday morning meeting up with some of our closest friends to support our favorite local Children's Hospital.

A few weeks ago I let you all know just how important CHOC is to our family. 

Ready to Greet the morning!

You can read about my family bond to CHOC and the CHOC Walk here... and this past weekend participating in the walk once again was an emotion filled morning.

It's important that my kids understand empathy and appreciation. Not only for life but for those giving so much effort to help someone live.

I'm grateful to have spent this time one on one with my daughter, answering her questions about families, why they were walking and who they were there for. It's amazing to see an innocent heart open up to even more understanding of what it means to appreciate living, breathing and even walking...

5 Children in our family have bee cared for by CHOC - We Love you CHOC!

You know CHOC is near and dear to us, you know we love all things Disney but, I'd love to let you know our top 6 favs about the Walk, maybe you too will want to give back in your own way for next year!

Why I LOVE Supporting CHOC Walk in the Park - October 30th Registration Open Now

CHOC Walk in the Park Returns to the Disneyland Resort October 30th!

We LOVE CHOC! 

Have you ever participated in the CHOC Walk at Disneyland? There are so many opportunities available to help out one way or another.

You can sign up to just donate to the walk or you can form/join a team and walk the walk!

For years we have participated in CHOC Walks. CHOC hits close to home for us, for me and for my family. 

About 9 years ago my nephew was born, yes born, with Stage 4 Glioblastoma Multiforme that covered 70% of the left side of his head. It was on the brain stem. We were all sitting there hearing that he may not make it and they needed to talk to the Neurologist and Oncologist Doctors at CHOC and immediately operate and get the tumor out.

HEART DROPS

Fast forward to 9 years later, my nephew, George is alive, we can kiss him, hug him and he is here! CHOC acted fast on that emotional day, they immediately took action. Doctors came up with the best plan and after multiple surgeries, a stint shunt, g-tube and recovery, George is in remission and Cancer Free... he has been to this day. He continues to work on his motor skills and is in a wheel chair and has brought our family closer than we would have ever imagined. Thank you Dr. Muhonen for never giving up your faith that your steady hands would serve their purpose. 

A few years later we had two more family members need CHOC. My Niece Kaylen was born with heart defect and for 3 months CHOC did everything and beyond to help her and although she did not make it our family walks CHOC Walk in her name as Team Kaylen Faith. My other nephew Joshua was born with a smaller dysfunctional kidney. CHOC again came up with a plan and removed the kidney and Joshua is a thriving 6yo playing sports and running around loving life. 

We have so many reasons to be grateful to CHOC, my heart will always support, but so can my feet! I love participating in CHOC Walk and hope that one day all of you who have not done so, get an opportunity to do so too!