I was reading the story about the Chance Harman Classic in Floyd, and I was reminded of a message, and a thought that I have never forgotten.
First, for those of you that may not be familiar with Chance Harman, he was the four year old son of Floyd County Head Basket Ball Coach Brian Harman. Tragically, Chance died of brain cancer at four years old in 2007. Coach Harman organized the Chance Harman Classic to raise awareness of pediatric cancers.
Mike Salem, help me with this young man’s name, but the first time that I went to Salem for a football game, they were honoring a player that was fighting cancer. The PA announcer was discussing the tragedy of childhood cancers and made this point.
“As adults, when stricken with cancer, at least there may be a reason we were stricken with this disease. Maybe we smoked? Maybe our occupation exposed us in some way? Maybe we were part of the Armed Forces such as in Iraq? At least we have lived long enough for there to be some shred of an explanation why we were stricken. But children have done absolutely NOTHING wrong. Pediatric cancer is just unfair and undeserved.“
I’m sure most of us have a few unanswered questions that we look forward to having answered when we get to the Pearly Gates of Heaven. The question of why innocent kids have to be afflicted with awful diseases and made to suffer is tops on my list.
Mike, I remember that either his first or last name was Lawrence, I believe? How did his story play out? I pray that once cured, he stayed that way?
First, for those of you that may not be familiar with Chance Harman, he was the four year old son of Floyd County Head Basket Ball Coach Brian Harman. Tragically, Chance died of brain cancer at four years old in 2007. Coach Harman organized the Chance Harman Classic to raise awareness of pediatric cancers.
Mike Salem, help me with this young man’s name, but the first time that I went to Salem for a football game, they were honoring a player that was fighting cancer. The PA announcer was discussing the tragedy of childhood cancers and made this point.
“As adults, when stricken with cancer, at least there may be a reason we were stricken with this disease. Maybe we smoked? Maybe our occupation exposed us in some way? Maybe we were part of the Armed Forces such as in Iraq? At least we have lived long enough for there to be some shred of an explanation why we were stricken. But children have done absolutely NOTHING wrong. Pediatric cancer is just unfair and undeserved.“
I’m sure most of us have a few unanswered questions that we look forward to having answered when we get to the Pearly Gates of Heaven. The question of why innocent kids have to be afflicted with awful diseases and made to suffer is tops on my list.
Mike, I remember that either his first or last name was Lawrence, I believe? How did his story play out? I pray that once cured, he stayed that way?
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