I would really appreciate it if everyone out there who reads my blog would pray for my uncle Larry (Simpson). He is my moms oldest brother and he has a growth on his neck that is basically choking him. The doctors have said they've done everything they can do (surgery is not an option because of the location) but I've learned over the last few years that doctors don't have the final say in things like this. He also has prostate cancer. Larry has three living sons (and one in Heaven) and some beautiful grandchildren, not to mention Mellie, his wife (a wonderful person). He loves them very much, and of course, they love him too.

Larry wasn't able to attend our Simpson family reunion last Saturday down at Lake Wylie which I know was very hard on him. WE ALL MISSED HIM LIKE CRAZY. Our family only gets together once a year - which is more than most - but we pick right up where we left off from the year before. Our family is not a bunch of estranged people who only know each other through dusty old photographs and faint memories. We're still making memories and living out a rich heritage of family we call Simpsons. My uncle Larry is an important part of that heritage. In our family, "unlcle" means something special and important. Larry means something special to me and all of my cousins and his brothers and sisters and family. I guess I just want you to know that he's not just an old guy who I barely know. He's someone I love and it hurts me that he's sick. So, I appreciate you praying for him.

Jimmy