Friends of Jaclyn

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Denis Murphy. He is the man behind the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation. What a pleasure it was. It was so nice putting a face to a man that I have spoken with so many times. What a busy man he is too! While coming through Greensboro on his way to spend the weekend in the Durham/Chapel Hill area to make a couple adoptions for kids with Duke University, was able to meet with Chase for the first time. I believe they have really connected in a way that many others could or would not understand. See, Denis is a man who's daughter has a brain tumor and is the reason for him starting a program in which he organizes university athletic teams to "adopt" kids with brain tumors in order to uplift their spirits on a daily basis. If not daily, then at least when they can. It is like having 30-40 additional brothers or sisters. When Chase was sick and in the hospital, he had that with the Carolina baseball team. They rallied around him and still to this day are continuing to do so. This is one reason, I believe, Chase has done so well and is a cancer survivor today. So, Denis knows that with Chase being the leader of the outreach program for the UNC Baseball team in which they have adopted a child, he loves this connection; Chase, a brain tumor survivor, division I athlete, leading up the program that he has created. Chase is not your usual young man, God has great plans for him.

Thanks Denis for all you do! Merry Christmas to everyone!

One last bit of news that is exciting for the Jones family~we have a new Seahawk in the family~Jake was accepted to UNC Wilmington! We are so proud of him.