Journal entry by Phil Joiner —
Hi everyone. We wanted to give an update on how we are doing. To be honest, every day is very tough. Ethan was a huge presence in our lives & his passing has left a giant void. We continue to move on, but each day is very difficult. Last weekend we enjoyed spending time with Cody to celebrate his 20th birthday in Kalamazoo.
I meant to send a message weeks ago, but we wanted to thank everyone who came out for the bowling event we had for Ethan's birthday. It was short notice, but we had a large turnout & it was great seeing everyone, and we enjoyed spending time talking about Ethan. During that event, the founder of the "Believe in Miracles Foundation" came & shared with us that they received enough donations from Ethan's funeral to grant a young man and his family a trip to Disney. We want to thank everyone for the generous donations. It means a lot to Pauline & me that through everyone's donations they were able to grant a wish to young man & his family. I've added a picture showing the details about the wish that was granted in Ethan’s honor.
We want to invite anyone who is available to another event on June 8th for a 5k run or 1 mile walk fundraiser for the "Believe In Miracles Foundation".....Pauline, Ethan & I participated last year. We are hoping to have a big turnout to represent Ethan for the event. You can sign-up at the following link:
https://www.believeinmiracles.org/news/9th-annual-jennathon-5k-run-1-mile-walk-in-troy/
We hope to see you on June 8th.