R.I.P. Jeremy Martin Jeremy Martin, at 29 years old passed away today from cancer. Saying it, typing it, it just doesnt seem real. The cruel unfairness of life hits particularly hard today in the wake of this tragic loss. It is positively heartbreaking & I feel so much for his family – he comes from a group of one-on-kind, really special family. I think most of Gainesville is familiar with the Martins & Id be shocked to find anyone who didnt have great things to say or some funny story involving one of the boys, Sid or Sally. I just spent 2 hours in the car with myself thinking over all of this & trying to process how a seemingly healthy 29 year old dies after fighting (and oh did he fight!) a battle with cancer. How did this happen? I still havent quite processed it yet, but I did realize something. I – we – gained so much in light of the loss were all enduring. We were all #teamjeremy – we took him with us everywhere we went. Whether starting school, playing a sport, exercising, romping around with our dogs... We took #teamjeremy to different time zones – different countries – worldwide! #TeamJeremy was everywhere, because as we all decided #noonefightsalone. People all came together to support Jeremy from all over. We were – we ARE #teamjeremy. We all had something – someone – to believe in. And we came together. We reconnected old friendships, we reached out to people that we may not have talked to in a while... We gained new friends, we found common ground with strangers. We shared his story & took him with us – not just on our wristbands – but in our hearts & in our prayers, and will continue to do so long after this. We rallied, we support, we fund-raised, we did whatever we could. We came together. We believed in the power of positivity & prayer & strength in numbers. We were #JeremyStrong. I think from all of this we learned so much. Jeremy fought a battle so hard – but with SO much positivity. I am ashamed at all the “problems” I ever thought that I had. I am ashamed of all the times I was so upset about things that are truly so insignificant in the scheme of life. From this day forward, I promise – and remind me if I falter – that I want to #livelikejeremy. I want to smile & hold my head high when things look worrisome. When I have an uphill battle in front of me I want to go into it with my head held high, positively, and smiling – even when the going gets tough. I want to be grateful for every precious moment – every second counts – that I get to be here. I want to not sweat the small stuff, I want to seize the day. Carpe Diem my friends. While I think the world lost a wonderful person, son, brother, friend, boyfriend today, I think that he will remain with us forever. They say you did something right if “When you were born you cried & the world rejoiced and when you die the world cries & you rejoice”. We will hug a little longer, call a little more, and try hard to stayed connected with people we love no matter how busy life is. I know I will certainly try to do so. Im confident that Jeremy wouldnt want all of us crying over him... but rather remembering & laughing at the memories that he has left behind with all of us. He will never be gone, because his legacy, his memories, they will be with us forever. I truly think he must be grateful for all of us coming together again, when the hustle & bustle of life had separated so many of us for so long. So Im going to try to be #jeremystrong & keep smiling. Im also going to #livelikejeremy -- and I think we all should... I think we all will. So to all the Martin Family, Sally, James, Taylor, and Elliott so much love. As well as Kati & Lauren -- As well as all of us ACRs. My heart hurts for you all & I wish I had something eloquent to say that could somehow ease your pain, but Im really at a loss for words. There arent words that could possibly convey how much I feel for you & wish I could do something to ease your suffering through this time. Just remember its not good-bye, its see you later.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 02:02:53 +0000
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