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That sounds like a good reason to go. I've always been one to go on vacation for the rest, beaches and fun etc. Now though I've started to look at these things differently, there are so many places that I'd like to go. Walking across the African plains with the Massai warriors, Trekking the Sahara Desert (my wife did this last year), walking the Great Wall of China. I didn't even realise until recently that these were viable holiday options. I'm looking for a bit of adventure.

I've never been to Costa Rica, but I've heard it's a beautiful country. We're gong in aid of The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, our nephew has it so we try to do as much as we can for the charity. The government gives it little to no funding, so the only money they get for research comes from donations. I just hope we can raise enough to go, money's tight everywhere these days.

When are you going?

Thank you, I'm not sure I would call it noble, you just do whatever little thing you can. It's just that I see how brave he is and feel like I should do something to help. It's a small thing compared to his courage.

Trust me, it will be anything but a vacation. I'm not exactly an athelete here. I'm expecting it to be the hardest thing I have ever done in my life but if I don't go, I think I'll always regret it. How many people get to walk and sleep in the rainforest, knowing that they are helping someone have a better life? Just to be able to share an experience like that with my wife will be amazing.

I'm sorry to hear about your cousin. Do they not want to talk about it because it's too painful or because they won't accept it's true? There was a lot of denial when Jordan was first diagnosed, not from immediate family but more from older relatives. It just detracts from making plans for making their life easier. I hope that everything works out as well as it can for him, I'm sure that he is an amazing kid.

If you have to sing one song all day, why not Gummi Bears? It's a classic.