Dear CFLF,
It’s Allisons mom, Amie. I know you haven’t heard from her in a while, which is because she has been so busy with all the sports shes participating in. Her basketball season just finished up, I don’t want to give it away how well they did (or didn’t do) I am going to leave that up to her to tell you. However, I wanted to share with you the letter from her basketball coach.
It reads: Allie You are a great leader and a support to your teammates. (And a gifted writer as I was reminded the other day!) There were several times you inspired me this year without knowing it. In spite of any medical challenges you may have experienced, you never complained or made any excuses and kept working. I have alot of respect for you as a player and a person. Thanks for playing basketball this year.- Coach Steiner
I just wanted to share that with you. I am so proud of her, and I know that your kind words of encouragement mean a lot to her - they help keep her going. I wish that you could see the day to day Allie, she is a blessing from heaven, and her dad and I thank God for her everyday. She has been felling well - no broken bones recently, and only 1 round of antibiotics in the past 6 months. Basketball wasn’t easy for her this year, they really stepped up the competition, and I don’t think she was fully ready at first, but she really pushed herself. Sometimes too hard - she did have 1 really bad asthma attack that set her on bed rest for 2 days after, and the antibiotics were at thanksgiving so she missed a week of basketball, and the coaches called everyday for updates.
So, I appologize that Allie hasn’t written lately. It’s really not her fault. This CFLF grant has given her so much opportunity to believe in herself, and I just wanted to thank you again!!
Sincerely,
Amie Davis
