Help Jude's Healthy Birthday Wish Happen

In 2010, Jude was suffering from childhood obesity. He was out of shape and unhealthy. When the doctors explained to us how dire the situation was for his future, we immediately vowed to get him healthy so he could have a longer, healthier and more fulfilling life. We all rallied together to learn about nutrition, eat healthier, and move more. Collectively, our family has lost well over 100 pounds between the three of us since hearing about Jude's unhealthy state.

As of today, Jude is at a "normal" BMI and he's healthy and happy in his skin. He makes better choices when it comes to food and constantly seeks out physical activity for fun. We owe this to constant vigilance and hard work on all our parts. We also hope that all our efforts will help him grow into a healthy and active adult.

When Jude learned about "The Color Run," he asked if he could run it for his 7th birthday in July of 2013. Of course, we were thrilled! Our child would prefer to have an active birthday celebration instead of just sitting around and eating cake on his big day. 

We would like to help him fulfill his birthday wish to do this colorful 5K for his birthday. However, we'll need a little help for our family to get registered for "The Color Run" since registration is on the steep side and we'll all need sneakers to get us trained and ready to run. 

Furthermore, as per Jude's request, any additional funds raised to get us registered for the race for his birthday will be donated to "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital." We would like to show that we're thankful for the healthy kids in our lives . . . after all, Jude's transition from being obese to being at a healthy weight is something we could easily change with diet and exercise, but there are many kids out there with cancer who don't have it so easy. It's kind of a pay-it-forward to those kids . . . from our healthy child. 

Please help us raise funds to get our family registered for Jude's birthday 5K "Color Run" in the city of Philadelphia in the summer of 2013. You can even follow our progress for the team we will be creating for the 5K: "The Jude Abides." Any additional funds received will be donated from our family to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to show that we are "thankful for the healthy kids in our lives." 

Thank you so much for helping Jude's healthy birthday wish come true and for hopefully raising additional funding for a great cause: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.