On March 8, 2005, our daughter Taylor was diagnosed with an inoperable and incurable tumor on her brain stem. She passed away only three short months later on June 28. Although we've lived through every parent's worst nightmare, we have learned many great lessons from this experience...and we learned them through the strength, courage and perseverance of a little 5-year old girl with cancer.

I'm Gonna Let it Shine....

Taylor's tumor slowly robbed her of her motor skills and over the course of 3 months she lost the ability to walk, talk, eat and finally breathe. She died in our arms. The amazing part of her story is that she never once complained about what was happening to her. She never let the cancer beat her. The night before she died, Sally told Taylor that she was going to chase Taylor around the house the next day. Taylor gave my wife the "thumbs up" sign which meant "yes." Even in her final hours she never gave up and never lost her spirit.

That life lesson has taught not only our family but many others who were inspired by Taylor.

We were blessed with an amazing support network during Taylor's illness. We can't express how much that network helped us through this ordeal. Taylor has inspired us to help other families who are going through similar situations. I personally know that the support of family, friends, the community and even strangers means a great deal to these families.

We will update this page in the future to include more detail on Taylor's life, her illness and her spirit.