If you follow me on twitter you've heard me talk about my friends Courtney and Evan, whose baby Brenna was born just before Christmas.
Evan and Courtney and I went to college together and I met Courtney through my ex-boyfriend when I was a senior in high school and she was a freshman at UofI. We've been friends ever since. Courtney and Evan got married a few years ago and have an adorable son Connor and now Brenna. Brenna was born with an extremely rare skin condition called Harlequin Ichthyosis. She was very very sick at first but is about 6 weeks old now and got to leave the NICU and go home last week!
You can read all about Brenna at Courtney's blog, Blessed by Brenna.
Several of Courtney and Evan's friends have put together a team, Team Brenna, to run the Illinois Marathon in Champaign (home of the University of Illinois) on April 28th. I hate running and there is no way in hell I could ever finish a full or half marathon, but I think I may be able to run/walk 6.2 miles through the wonderful city of Champaign to show my support for Team Brenna. I've never run more than 5 miles before, so I've got my work cut out for me. I did sign up for a 10k once, but I cheated and skipped about a mile and a half of it. HA. I will try my hardest not to cheat this time. No promises though.
I'm just bummed that our favorite disgusting college bar Kams probably isn't a sterile enough environment to take Brenna after the race. Ha!
The outpouring of prayers that have come from people on twitter and blogs for Brenna has been amazing, keep em coming!
Evan and Courtney and I went to college together and I met Courtney through my ex-boyfriend when I was a senior in high school and she was a freshman at UofI. We've been friends ever since. Courtney and Evan got married a few years ago and have an adorable son Connor and now Brenna. Brenna was born with an extremely rare skin condition called Harlequin Ichthyosis. She was very very sick at first but is about 6 weeks old now and got to leave the NICU and go home last week!
You can read all about Brenna at Courtney's blog, Blessed by Brenna.
Several of Courtney and Evan's friends have put together a team, Team Brenna, to run the Illinois Marathon in Champaign (home of the University of Illinois) on April 28th. I hate running and there is no way in hell I could ever finish a full or half marathon, but I think I may be able to run/walk 6.2 miles through the wonderful city of Champaign to show my support for Team Brenna. I've never run more than 5 miles before, so I've got my work cut out for me. I did sign up for a 10k once, but I cheated and skipped about a mile and a half of it. HA. I will try my hardest not to cheat this time. No promises though.
I'm just bummed that our favorite disgusting college bar Kams probably isn't a sterile enough environment to take Brenna after the race. Ha!
The outpouring of prayers that have come from people on twitter and blogs for Brenna has been amazing, keep em coming!
Good work! You're a good friend to become involved like this.
ReplyDeleteI recently watched a documentary on HI. It's incredibly rare since both parents must carry the gene for it. I know this must be a shock to your friends, but how awesome that all of you are rallying around them and that you are going to run/walk for Brenna!
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