In Memorium...

I just read today on CNN.com that Alexandra Scott died yesterday. Many people may not even know who she is. She was a very special little girl that I did not know personally, but I was inspired by her and all of the things she accomplished in her 8 years of life. She was diagnosed just before her first birthday with neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. She decided to set up a lemonade stand to raise money for treatment. She took in $2,000 the first year, and a series of stands had raised a total of $200,000 after four years. She was on the Today Show and Oprah and many children across the U.S. set up lemonade stands, one in every state, to help her reach her goal to raise $1 million for cancer research. She was an inspiration to many people and it is sad to see her lose her fight, but at least she went peacefully and she is no longer in pain.

This type of devastation makes you think about what is important. This little girl was fighting for her life and yet she took the time to go out to raise money to help save others. She was unselfish. She was brave. Cancer and many other diseases doesn't recognize evil, race, age, kindness, or sexual orientation, it attacks all, but we can do research to try to fight them. This is what we need in Washington, more efforts to help our people fight disease.

If you want to, you can go to her website and donate to her cause and read about her and her life: http://www.alexslemonade.com/