{"id":375,"date":"2006-03-22T07:57:22","date_gmt":"2006-03-22T12:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/?p=375"},"modified":"2006-03-22T07:57:22","modified_gmt":"2006-03-22T12:57:22","slug":"why-you-should-take-your-mom-backpacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2006\/03\/22\/why-you-should-take-your-mom-backpacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should take your mom backpacking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robin Grapa’s latest “Our Hike” entry <\/a>(700-plus miles and counting) mentioned a meet-up with a reporter and photographer from the Gazette of Chillicothe, Ohio, so I looked up the paper and found the story about their travels. <\/a> You may recall that Robin’s in remission from a rare blood disorder that nearly killed her a few years back; the point of the hike is to raise a million bucks for aplastic anemia research.<\/p>\n

\nPatty can remember when her daughter was in the hospital and she made a deal with God. She prayed and promised God “if He just gave me one more day with her, I’d do whatever,” Patty said.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s the great thing about moms, they can always be counted on to put in a Good Word when it really counts. And do cool things like strap on a pack hike across the continent (at least on the trail she knows you’ll obey orders to clean up your room).
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Oh, and speaking of the fundraiser: just like their hike, they’ve got a long way to go. Latest tally was $82,842 (not counting the generosity of the good folks of Chillicothe, I’d imagine).<\/p>\n

I realize that for some of you hardened, cynical internet-junkie types, Robin’s chirpy, relentlessy upbeat posts might seem like too much sugar in your morning coffee. Well, too bad. I’m posting for the same reason all those small-town papers are writing about her: it’s a good story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robin Grapa’s latest “Our Hike” entry (700-plus miles and counting) mentioned a meet-up with a reporter and photographer from the Gazette of Chillicothe, Ohio, so I looked up the paper and found the story about their travels. You may recall…<\/p>\n

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