11/08/2025
A lot of emotion. Honestly, I'm the type that disassociates pretty hard from the current state of things. I feel like it's overwhelming at times and I often feel helpless. So I get tunnel vision and focus on being present for my family, my patients, and my people. And if we're being truthful- had my wife not pulled me in, made me sit with the idea that children who rely on SNAP benefits were going to be left on their own come Nov. 1, I probably would have kept my head down. She inspired me to action and as many of you may (or may not know), once I have an idea I have to see it to completion. This has been nothing but transformative. I realized the fear of failure or the embarrassment of asking people for money paled in the face of "what if". What if you smash through your goal in 3 days? What if you can do even better than you thought? What if there are so many other people out there that want to feel like they can help in a very real way? What if you helped 40+ families feel secure, even for a short time, that their babies won't go to bed hungry? I hate that my wife and I receive all the backslaps and hugs and tears because we just created a thing. Our community, our people, and even some strangers did the thing. I saw every single one of you and you give me hope that humanity still exists. I wish we could feed every hungry child in this country (spoiler alert- we can) but I'm proud of what WE have done. So thank you. A million times. And a special thank you to Nevada PT for letting me do my thing, for supporting me, and for making me better. Lotta love tonight.