Walk 4 Life


DAY 2…FROM SOURIS TO ST. PETER’S
April 20, 2008, 10:03 pm
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ROLLO BAY INN   WINNIE  

THANK- YOU WINNIE FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND HOSPITALITY DURING OUR STAY AT ROLLO BAY INN.

DAY 2 FROM SOURIS 28Klms from souris to St. Peter\'s

MY FEET WERE BLISTERED BUT, I WAS OFF AGAIN…RAIN OR SHINE. ACTUALLY, IT DID SHINE UNTIL THE LAST HALF HOUR OF MY TREK. I MET SOME INTERESTING PEOPLE TODAY WITH EQUALLY INTERESTING STORIES.

THANK YOU ROSE MARIE BROWN FOR COMING OUT THIS MORNING TO SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE.

THANKS TO JANEEN LAYBOLT FOR YOUR DONATION. JANEEN HAS EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND WHAT IT IS LIKE TO LOSE A KIDNEY.

I HAD AN INTERESTING CHAT WITH THE NIECE OF THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE A HEART TRANSPLANT IN P.E.I.. THE LATE WILLARD CREAMER HAD UNDERGONE TWO TRANSPLANTS BEFORE HIS PASSING. THANK YOU FOR THE DONATION IN YOUR UNCLE’S MEMORY.

THANKS TO ROSE MARIE PEARLEY FOR SHOWING HER SUPPORT.

THANK-YOU LITTLE BROOKLYN FOR YOUR DONATION…YOU’RE A  BLESSING.

JENNINGS/LEBLANC MS JENNINGS AND MR LEBLANC, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TO GREET ME…IT IS SO NICE TO SEE NEW FACES AND KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DO CARE ENOUGH TO TAKE THE TIME TO SHOW IT.

LAST BUT, NOT LEAST, THANKS TO DWAYNE CLEMENTS WHO MAY ALSO NEED A TRANSPLANT ONE DAY. I WISH YOU GOOD HEALTH SIR…AND  THAT MY MESSAGE IS ENOUGH TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION CAN BE A LIFE CHANGING GIFT AND THAT NOBODY KNOWS WHO WILL BE ON THE WAITING LIST. NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO ORGAN FAILURE. HELP ME HELP OTHERS BY BECOMING A DONOR. SIGN YOUR DONOR CARDS AND MAKE YOUR WISHES KNOWN.

…UNTIL TOMORROW

FAVORITE SHOT OF THE DAY…JOHNNY BELINDA CREEK

JOHNNY BELINDA CREEK

 



DAY 1…JOURNEY FROM EAST POINT TO SOURIS
April 20, 2008, 9:12 pm
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EAST POINT LIGHTHOUSE

 

DAN VIAU NEWS REPORTER25 KLS TO SOURIS

I STARTED MY JOURNEY WITH CTV’S DAN VIAU HOT ON MY TRAIL. I LEFT EAST POINT AT 8:00 AM ON FRIDAY AND WALKED 25 Klms. TO END IN SOURIS.

ABOUT 10 Klms. INTO MY MORNING I WAS GREETED BY A GROUP OF WELL WISHERSWELL WISHERS. HI CHARLIE AND NORMA. HI BARBARA AND DEBBIE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT. HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR TRIP FROM ONTARIO, BARBARA. I’M SURE YOUR SISTER DEBBIE IS HAPPY TO HAVE THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY, IF ONLY FOR AWHILE. NORMA, MY WIFE CAN’T STOP RAVING ABOUT YOUR DELICIOUS HOT BUSCUITS. I WISH I COULD HAVE TRIED IT BUT, SHE WOULDN’T EVEN GIVE ME A LICK. MAYBE WHEN I WALK BY NEXT YEAR YOU’LL BE BAKIN’ YOUR BISCUITS AGAIN AND I’LL GET TO SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT. ANYWAY…THANKS FOR COMING OUT.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK IRENE MURPHY FOR HER DONATION IN SOURIS.

…AND SO ENDS DAY 1

FAVORITE SHOT OF THE DAY…EAST POINT PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

FAVORITE SHOT OF THE DAY



I’M STILL AROUND…
April 19, 2008, 6:16 pm
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SORRY I HAVEN’T BEEN UPDATING YET BUT, I WANT TO WAIT TO TELL MY STORIES WHEN I CAN POST PICTURES ALONG WITH THEM…PROBLEM IS,  I AM HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH MY LAPTOP.

I PROMISE THAT I WILL POST A LENGTHY BUT, INTERESTING COLLAGE AS SOON AS I AM ABLE. YOU SHOULD SEE SOMETHING BY SUNDAY EVENING IF ALL GOES WELL.

THAT BEING SAID… I WILL GO ON TO SAY,  I AM HAVING A GREAT TIME, THOUGH MY FEET ARE BLISTERED. I HAVE COMPLETED MY FIRST AND SECOND DAY AND ALL IS WELL. I WILL TALK MORE ABOUT MY JOURNEY TOMORROW BUT, FOR NOW I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH SOMETHING TO PONDER.

“IF WE PRAISE THE ONE WHO WOULD ‘GIVE YOU THE SHIRT RIGHT OFF HIS BACK’, WHAT SHALL WE SAY ABOUT THE ONE WHO WOULD ‘GIVE YOU HIS HEART’?” -DEBORAH SNOW

LATER GATOR…GOTTA CATCH SOME ZS



LEAVING FOR THE STARTING POINT…EAST POINT
April 18, 2008, 4:15 am
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HEY GANG;

IT’S 5:11 AM FRIDAY APRIL 18 2008. WE ARE ABOUT TO LEAVE TO DRIVE 2 HOURS TO OUR STARTING POINT. KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS…(DON’T FORGET TO PRAY FOR GOOD WEATHER…wink, wink). PRAY FOR GOOD HEALTH AND THAT MY MESSAGE WILL BE WELL RECEIVED.

SIMPLY

BRIAN



BEFORE WE START…
April 17, 2008, 4:07 pm
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I’LL BE ON THE ROAD  AT 8:00 AM TOMORROW MORNING TO BEGIN MY WALK…STARTING AT EAST POINT. THE ANTICIPATION IS OVERWELMING. I’LL BE FINE…JUST CAN’T WAIT TO GET STARTED! KEEP ON TRACKIN’…

THANK’S TODD MACEWEN FOR THE RADIO INTERVIEW AND YOUR COMMENT…IT’S NICE TO KNOW YOU’RE BEHIND ME.

THANKS TO OCEAN 100 (JANE HARWOOD) FOR PROMOTING MY WALK AND  INTERVIEWING ME ON WEDNESDAY…I NEED YOUR SUPPORT.



ALEX CAN YOU JOIN US
April 14, 2008, 3:27 pm
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ALEX: WE WILL BE AT  HUNTER RIVER LION’S CLUB FOR LUNCH (12:00) ON TUESDAY APRIL 22ND…MAYBE YOU AND YOUR MOM COULD JOIN US THERE AS WE WILL THEN CONTINUE WALKING ON TO PLEASANT VALLEY TO FINISH FOR THE DAY.  LEAVE A COMMENT TO LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN MAKE IT.

BRIAN



THANKS ALEX
April 13, 2008, 11:23 am
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THANKS ALEX FOR BEING ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUPPORTERS. I DO HOPE TO SEE YOU ALONG MY JOURNEY. I WOULD BE HONORED TO HAVE YOU AND YOUR MOM JOIN ME AGAIN THIS YEAR. SEE YOU SOON MY FRIENDS. I WILL KEEP IN TOUCH TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN I’LL BE IN HUNTER RIVER… UNTIL THEN, WISHING YOU HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

BRIAN



ON THE ROAD AGAIN
April 12, 2008, 8:58 am
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Here I go again

HELLO MY FELLOW FOLLOWERS;

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR … I’LL BE  ON THE ROAD AGAIN … STARTING BRIGHT ‘N’ EARLY APRIL 18TH AT EAST POINT. THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS … LOOKS LIKE IT’S GONNA BE ANOTHER EXCITING WEEK… AND IT’S ALL FOR ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR AWARENESS.

LISTEN TO K-ROCK AND OCEAN FOR UP TO DATE DETAILS ON WHERE I’LL BE ALONG MY JOURNEY.

102.1 SPUD FM  WILL ALSO BE TUNED IN.

I WILL ALSO KEEP MY BLOG UP TO DATE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT MY PROGRESS FIRST HAND.

I AM EXCITED, ONCE AGAIN, TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION. YES … I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEVISTATING WAIT FOR MY PRECIOUS GIFT. ON THE OTHER HAND … BECAUSE OF MY DONOR AND MY DONOR FAMILY … I HAVE ALSO BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO EXPERIENCE THE PURE ELATION OF JOY AND GRATITUDE WHEN SOMEONE COMES THROUGH AND HONORS THEIR LOVED ONES WISHES TO GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE TO A STRANGER. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE WAITING LIKE I DID … EVEN LONGER THEN I DID. PLEASE TELL YOUR FAMILY OF YOUR WISHES TO GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE.

… PLEASE WALK WITH ME … IF NOT PHYSICALLY … BE WITH ME IN MIND AND SPIRIT. PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK-YOU MY FREINDS

Donations to be received at Scotiabank locations across PEI

 

 



Thank-You Jackie… for helping me spread the word
May 21, 2007, 12:45 pm
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Hi Jackie:

I’m glad you found my message in a bottle…and thank-you for helping me spread the word by relocating it. This is so exciting… it feels so great to be a part of this endeavour to promote organ and tissue donation. I am living proof that a transplant can improve the quality of life. I thank God everyday for my donor family…and I want to tell everyone that is waiting for ” the gift” to sit tight…we’re working on it! Your  hero is out there… somewhere! Thanks again Jackie for your support. Together we will prevail.



Message in a bottle…discovered
May 21, 2007, 12:23 pm
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E-mail from message discoverer:

From :  Doug Coughlin <jazz7@telusplanet.net>
Sent :  May 19, 2007 10:48:02 PM
To :  <betdavis@hotmail.com>
Subject :  message in a bottle

Hi Brian

My name is Jackie Coughlin from Hughenden Alberta, when I was visiting your beautiful province in the beginning of May we were at the North Cape on May first and found your message in a bottle(I was so excited I felt like a little kid on Christmas morning) I was opening it  as we were driving away from the wind mills and realized that it didn’t, really have a chance to travel very far, so I took it to my in-laws place that night and photo-copied it, as we continued our trip through Atlantic Canada I decided to throw the bottle back in the water at Peggy’s Cove (one of my favorite places in Canada.)

I commend you on your strength and determination to help  spread the word about how important it is for organ tissue donations,I wish you much success as you continue to spread the word.I will continue to follow your story on the Internet and look forward to hearing who else might find the bottle.

Jackie coughlin