04/19/2025
I volunteered at the Run for Isaac 5k this morning and was doing some reflecting on the way to and from the race. I was interviewed at the race as to why I was there?
I don’t know Isaac, and to be honest I’ve never met a member of the Philips family. I did grow up in New Ipswich. But, you see the lady in blue? I’ve known Jess since I was 8 years old, she was my “kid sitter” after school, now we are peers. The guy in black, that’s her husband Tim, we get to bond over trail running. See the crowd? They are from all over the Monadock region- some of them my grade school classmates, some patients, some members of the Monadnock Milers, some of recognize their faces but can’t recall their names, and others I’ve never met.
All of this to say, we can’t change Isaac’s diagnosis or prognosis, but we can gather the Village. I’m proud to be a member of our Village and I’m grateful to be surrounded by a Village like this. And well, that’s why I was there today. I know I’m not the only one that was present today that’s never met Isaac or his family.