Brennans Gift to Ray is Rhode Island's own Colors for a Cause Cancer Awareness Vehicle. Ray is a Volunteer Fireman at the Cross' Mills Fire Station in Charlestown, RI and a cancer survivor. Sandi of Brennans Gift to Sandi decided to " pay it forward" and join in dedicating another Cancer Awareness Vehicle to be in Brennans Convoy of Cancer Awareness Vehicles starting across the country. So far... Louisiana... Texas & Rhode Island are rolling out with Colors for a Cause Cancer awareness vehicles.. These vehicles are in loving memory of our Founder Brennan Daigle of Westlake Louisana who fought a valiant fight with his childhood cancer. Brennan is a voice for all children and all cancer survivors and others who have fought the good fight. Brennans Gift to Ray Colors for a Cause Rhode Island is a Gold firetruck. Our group-
Colors for a Cause Rhode Island (please "like" on fb) takes the equipment that our local heroes use on a daily basis to do their jobs and fight their fight and transforms them into large mobile reminders of the people that are working hard to fight their fight against cancer every day. Every ribbon represents a form of cancer that plagues our homes and communities. Colors for a Cause will make it our goal to support children first, then women and men as they all fight a courageous battle against cancer. Brennan Daigle, the founder of Colors for a Cause brought awareness to his fight against cancer by showing everyone the strength, courage and trust in God to keep fighting this horrible disease. When you see a Colors for a Cause Cancer Awareness Vehicle.. each one has all 25 cancer ribbons on the vehicle... Many Colors.... One Mission... Brennans Gift to Ray Colors for a Cause Rhode Island was launched on 4/13... Brennans favorite bible verse. just like so many of us did one year ago about our dear Brennan and his Army Beast. The Brennans Gift to Ray Project Truck will be Gold. Many Colors... One Mission To learn about our founder Brennan Daigle...go to www.colorsforacause.org to go to our website for Rhode Island... www.colorsforacauseri.org
This is about Ray.....
“It is what it is” tattooed on his left shoulder, has been how Ray has tried to deal with medical misfortunes. Diligently he has spent the last 23 years helping people. He was employed for 18 years by the Galilee Mission to Fisherman, where he guided and counseled men to strive and achieve a “ clean and sober” lifestyle. The rewards have come in ways money cannot buy. Ray has given of himself by volunteering with the Charlestown Fire District, as a Firefighter/Fire Police/Engineer/Driver, able to do almost any task given. In Feb of 09 after a persistent cough, a Pet scan reveled a small spot in the lower part of his left lung. Quickly we sought out our team of doctors at Brigham and Womans hospital who promptly removed his lower left lobe of his lung in April. Commenting that the best treatment was to remove the cancer, then no further treatment would be needed. Then not even 6 months after the lung surgery, Dr.s commented on a spot seen on his pancreas. That too would be seen as something better off removed and gone vs waiting to see what happens. Surgery was done to remove tumor and re-sect the pancreas to drain on top and bottom. Ray went months with a “back-pack” of liquid food being delivered through a port in his belly, no food by mouth for months. All with hopes that the pancreas would heal, stop leaking and recover and carry on .Finally a year after that surgery, a week before they were going to go back into his belly to try to surgically repair the pancreas, it stopped draining. Someone was watching over us. Well time is moving on, scans every 3 months, some visits calm and quiet, some the fears are as fresh as Feb 09'. As Rays wife of 20 years we have come to try to accept the harsh reality of fear. “One day at a time”... would be my choice of a tattoo on my left shoulder, if I had guts like Ray. Our mailing address is : Colors for a Cause RI PO Box 800 Charlestown RI 02813 (donations welcome- we are a 501(c)3 all volunteer organization.
