Let me start by saying...It was so hot!!!!! But, I want to thank all of those who showed up to walk with the Team of Super Sam Sheidy. You all didn't have to take on the terrible heat, but you did. And Adam and I can't thank you all enough. I'm not sure if everyone was aware, but Sam woke up with a fever that morning...the thermometer had read 103.4 that morning. I was able to get it down before leaving the house for the walk to under 100.0, but he still wasn't feeling well. Not only were we keeping our eyes on him, but there were a few times during the walk that I thought Gabby was going to pass out from the heat. Everyone made it through the walk okay and has recovered nicely. Although we had sunshine for the walk (lots of it as a matter of fact), it was something like 97 degrees and Sam's team turnout was amazing! We had a few more walkers with us this year, which included Sam's cousin Missy and her soon to be hubby Henry, my niece Brittany's boyfriend Andrew, my brother-in-law Fran's Sister Katie, her hubby Allan and their 7 week old baby Anna, my sister-in-law Kim's friend Michael with his 2 children and my cousin Amy's friend Lorraine and her family! The walk this year was held at Walnut Hill Park in New Britain, and to be honest, I wasn't crazy about it. I guess after doing the walk at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford the prior two years, I liked walking in the beautiful setting there...lots of shade! I hope that Autism Speaks returns the walk to Elizabeth Park next year. From what I understand, there were more than 5,000 walkers this year! The Team of Super Sam Sheidy did an incredible job with their fundraising efforts and we couldn't have asked for better family & friends to support our little man and all the others affected with Autism. As soon as I get a final total, I will let everyone know what it is.
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