Heart Walk- Philadelphis Sports Complex

As you all know, we spent this beautiful Sunday morning at Citizens Bank Park for the Thrush's first annual "Heart and Sole" walk....we walked for team CHOP on our own team, "Miles for Morgan"! We all donned our "Morgan's Crew" t-shirts and hats and hit the pavement bright and early!!
It was a spectacular morning spent with our family, among thousands who gathered to recognize the ongoing fight against heart disease. Before walking the 5K, we listened to three heartwarming stories....one told by a father with heart disease who lost his 20 year old son in his sleep to a cardiac arrhythmia, one by a mother of a 3 year old little girl who has undergone and will require lifelong open heart surgeries for multiple severe heart defects, and one by a sobbing 50+ gentleman who has survived a heart attack at the age of 41.
We were there for our Morgan Hope, who was among the many survivors given a red Heart Walk hat, and who was entirely too energetic, bounding up and down the stadium steps more times than we could count, to sit and listen to the above stories. A 5 year old cannot comprehend the enormity of the situations surrounding her, she was just thrilled to meet the Philly Phanatic (and the men happy to stretch with the Sixers dancers!!)!!
Shane and I are SO grateful for the love and support surrounding our family!! Morgan continues to grow strong, and we owe SO much to CHOP for helping her do so!! For those of you who were able to join us this morning.....THANK YOU for taking the time to walk with us. For those who could not make it this year, this will certainly not be the last year "Miles for Morgan" walks for Team CHOP.....the Thrush's plan to make this an annual event!!!
Enjoy the pictures and have a great week!!
Love to all,
Andrea