February 17, 2013
**Borrowed from an article on CNN.com**
"You can tell a lot about a person by the T-shirts they wear. Each T-shirt has a story to tell -- a story that, in some cases, can span decades. I, myself, have favourite T-shirts.
I still have those T-shirts. Today, they are resting safely on hangers in a closet at home. They’re a tad (very) tight, but I still have the tees and everything they represent. To me, they stand for countless hours of hard work and sweat.
When I die, I want the people packing up my belongings to find my collection of old T-shirts.
If only they knew about the hard work that went into earning those T-shirts. Those T-shirts will have a story to tell, too."
I treasure the memories of my glory days in sports, music, mathematics, work, and family. My collection of tees in the closet includes special memories with sports, some jobs I have had, some family, and a drum/bugle corps tee from 1975 where with the Midlanders of London we took the Canadian championship. East London Sports softball tees, family tees that say "Not In My House" and "I Can Fix Anything", gifts from family. Every tee was earned with memories, sweat and many hours of practice and preaching. I am proud of them all and thankful to have lived such a great life so far.
My life now includes multiple sclerosis. I sure didn't see this coming back then. Now it is time to listen to other's glory days, listen to things that "used to be" due to such an unpredictable disease. It is time to be thankful for what used to be a part of my life, and what now my life consists of. I want my daughters to be proud of me, not anymore that I can hit a baseball further and harder than anyone else on my team, but proud of me that I have survived MS and have gone on to helping others with MS.
I am proud of my family. All of this may take more work, practice, and sweat than I have ever dedicated to anything, but if I ever earn a multiple sclerosis tee, it too will have a place of honour in my closet.
Happy Family Day
Glenn
