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Thank You to ST. Judes for All you DO!

By Mike McCann Nebraska Land Broker

Real Estate Broker/Owner with Mike McCann - Broker, Mach1 Realty Farm & Commercial Land Broker-Auctioneer Serving Nebraska

June 30, 2011 04:59 PM

We have a small friend...Aiden Lukasiewicz, from St. Paul, NE (formerly of Kearney, NE) who recently celebrated one year of cancer free life...thanks to the great folks at St Judes Childrens Hospital.

Aiden's Grandma and Grandpa...close friends of ours...many years ago bought the house I grew up in and raised their family there as well. We have many overlapping connections and are the definition of good friends.

Aiden's Mom and Dad are incredible young parents and I can only hope my son and daughter can come close to being the type of people they are!

They have handled the past two years with grace, dignity, love, patience, caring, honesty, faith, and hope.

When you are wondering what or where to give a donation to and have not had a family member child or that of a friend affected by cancer...please know that St Judes is the real thing and that without your donations...children like Aiden would not have a fighting chance...

Aiden and his family

Let's Find A Cure For Everyone!

Until Next Time....

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Andrea Swiedler

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT

Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Mike, you brought a tear to my eye, congratulations to Aiden and his family, wow, one year!!! St. Judes is a wonderful place indeed, great post!

Jun 30, 2011 11:57 PM

Jennifer Fivelsdal

JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY

Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Mike glad to see Aiden is doing well. It breaks your heart to see the little ones going through so much so soon.

Jul 02, 2011 04:34 PM

Trang Beuschlein

Homes for Sale in Campbell CA- Broker-BKR Realty - Campbell, CA

Campbell CA Real Estate - Campbell CA Homes for Sa

Mike, thank you for sharing the story about Aiden. St. Jude's has been around a long time. I remember as a grade schooler participating in the St. Jude's read a thon.

Jul 05, 2011 01:46 PM

1~Judi Barrett

Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK

BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

St Jude's is a great blessing to so many people. They have done so much and saved many children's lives.

Jul 06, 2011 04:20 PM

Deb Brooks

Brooks Prime Properties Wichita Falls Texas - Wichita Falls, TX

What a precious little boy! And, what wonderful friends. Brought a tear to my eye too!

Jul 09, 2011 09:28 AM

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

I believe in St. Jude's for Children - I believe that in St. Jude's there is Hope. I am clicking suggest in the hopes that the AR Staff agrees this is worthy of getting some attention. For Aiden's sake - I hope there's hope.

I believe you have a great post and I hope to see it Featured because this is publicity that everyone in the RAIN should see.

Your a good man Mike.

Jul 10, 2011 01:32 AM

Mike McCann Nebraska Land Broker

Mike McCann - Broker, Mach1 Realty Farm & Commercial Land Broker-Auctioneer Serving Nebraska - Kearney, NE

Farm & Commercial Property For Sale 308-627-3700

Hi all...thank you for your kind works. I encourage you to keep at it for St Judes...and if you have a spare prayer...to send one more this way to Central Nebraska.

Since I posted this blog, Aidens great-grandma...who was only 73 and an incredible woman...died this Friday, July 9th, 2011 in a freak home accidental fall from a skull fracture and head injury.

I cannot even begin to describe the sadness this family is enduring this weekend. Charlotte was such a wonderful grandma and great grandma. And smiling friend to hundreds and hundreds of people...including my family.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theindependent/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=152443685

During a fundraiser for Aiden last year, Charlotte road up on her bicycle while my wife Robyn, daughter Jaime, and I were the only ones at the booth...as everyone was either out on the motorcycle rally ride OR at St. Judes, with Aiden, and she quietly handed me a check for $1,000 to help the fundraiser reach it's goal.

Charlotte explained that she did not want everyone to know she had done it...so she waited until everyone had left town for the ride because she knew how important each donation big or small was.

She told my wife Robyn she did not want this donation announced until the absolute very end...and only in the grand total...not as a single donation nor from her.

Then she handed me the check and then she gave Robyn, Jaime, and I a hug and we watched her ride off on her bicycle...

How lives can change in a heartbeat... the family was planning a surprise family birthday party for Charlotte's other daughter on Friday evening...the first day of a large local celebration in St. Paul.

Instead they found themselves in my town of Kearney...60 miles from home...as Charlotte hung on long enough for all her children to get there.

Audrey, Aiden's grandma...Charlotte's daughter...and a close friend of ours...Brian, Audrey's husband and close friend...and Matt...Aiden's Dad, have endured almost unspeakable sadness since August of 2009 when Audrey lost her father in a tragic cancer pain enduced sudden death...Aiden's illness...and now her Mom's death.

It was a very different feeling for me when I went back to the hometown celebration on Saturday...and not seeing some of the smiling faces I am used to seeing...and as I road out of town this afternoon, sitting beside my only son behind the wheel of his Monte Carlo SS...I couldn't help but wonder how his generation will react when it is my generations turn to go.

I hope he can handle it with the dignity and grace Aiden's family is.

Thank you for your prayers....Until next time

Jul 10, 2011 03:09 PM

Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD

Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Mike, My heart goes out to you and the loss of a friend and the hearbreak this family has endured. Glad they have you and your wife around for support. This is a wonderful way to highlight St Judes and all their work.

Margaret

Jul 15, 2011 04:57 PM

Mike McCann Nebraska Land Broker

Mike McCann - Broker, Mach1 Realty Farm & Commercial Land Broker-Auctioneer Serving Nebraska - Kearney, NE

Farm & Commercial Property For Sale 308-627-3700

Thank you Margaret...I hope you have a safe and blessed weekend... Mike

Jul 15, 2011 05:34 PM