The Power of Positive Thought

Hello everybody, Billy here. I thought I would add some male perspective to this little blog.

First off, let me say that I have been impressed by Colleen’s attitude from day 1. I know it hit all of us hard, so I can only imagine what it was like for her. This whole situation has put life in perspective for me. Its amazing where you mind takes you in times of great stress. For me, I cried quite a bit when I thought about the little things that were going to happen to Colleen. Whether it was chemo, losing her hair, surgery…. you name it…. I was sad and it made me cry. To be honest, before this stuff happened I hadn’t cried in a long time. Chances were the last time I cried was probably over a football game- sad but true.

The decision to have surgery came really fast, crazy fast. Still, Colleen was scared, but really positive. With the surgery happening on Tuesday, I was able to come down to see the family until Wednesday. When I saw her on Wednesday, I was scared. She was swollen and, to be honest, looked terrible. It was like she had gone 12 rounds with Laila Ali. Here I was scared that maybe the surgery wasn’t the right thing and that maybe it was to hard on her, but not Colleen. Even though she was roughed up, she still had spirit. Its a common theme throughout this ordeal, we are all scared and concerned. Yet, Colleen is positive and optimistic. She is a fighter.

As an athlete, I have used the power of positive thought to help on the field. Now, its amazing to see Colleen take that whole idea to new levels. Last night I was able to see her again, this time she was back to her normal self. Not nearly as swollen, but there was some