This hits home especially close.

My good friend and fellow Dublin Coffman High School graduate, Chris Valentine (elected Dublin School Board President after graduating high school) has Hodgkin’s disease.  He keeps a blog at faithandcancer.blogspot.com about his life after diagnosis — and during treatment.

Chris is a fantastic person.  He’s a well-respected citizen of my hometown, and he’s always been a source of encouragement and inspiration.  Even if you don’t know him, please leave a comment or drop him a note of encouragement. 

It takes strength to make these things public, and I applaud him for doing so.  He’s staying in his position and is going to fight it out despite immense physical and psychological difficulty.

My buddies Ryan Prestel (including his mom, Patty Frazier) and Sara Vertuca  are putting on a charity golf tournament and event for him called Keeping the Faith.  It will launch at http://www.keepingthefaithgolf.com and will feature a site designed by yours truly.

Chris: you’re in our prayers.