07/04/2025
As many of Addy's Army followers know, I originally built this page to honor our little girl Addy Kate, who ferociously and gracefully fought brain cancer from 2021 to 2023. At the time, I just needed an outlet; I still do. I did have some future goals, which are listed on Addy's Army homepage, but I had absolutely zero capacity to get to work. It is a different time now....
Am I still a grieving father who feels an enormous cavern or abyss in my entire body and soul on a daily basis? Yes I am, and to some extent that will never change. And I am ok with that; it's the price you pay for pure, absolute love, and I wouldn't change a thing when it came to how I loved that little girl, and all of my kids for that matter. The cold hard truth is if you choose absolute love, you will ultimately get eviscerated, literally, when the object of that love is no longer tangible. In the grand scheme, a small price to pay for absolute love. My focus in life has now shifted to continuing to honor and actively, unconditionally, and without regret practice absolute love for the very small, tight, trusted circle that I choose to allow 'inside my walls.'
All this to say, look for some upcoming changes to Addy's Army that I have been 'nudged' to initiate. Addy's Army will be migrating under a different LLC and operating as a DBA (doing business as). This allows me more flexibility, transparency, and a platform to branch off into multiple initiatives under one business name and with one mission. Under this existing LLC, Addy's Army will branch into between 3-5 unique d.b.a's, each with it's own purpose and vision; Addy's Army Entreprenurial, Addy's Army Philanthropic, Addy's Army Advocacy, and Addy's Army Political Change.
Please be patient as this structure goes through the 'official process' of all things governmental. Updates will be periodically posted and there will be opportunities for volunteer and in-kind support.
Initial priorities will continue to be fundraising, advocacy, and supporting local families who have a child with a life-threatening condition.
The newest focus, driven by the current political climate, my own personal outrage and disgust by what I've come to learn during Addy's journey about Big Pharma, Government and Healthcare, and frankly, the passing of the 'Big, Beautiful Bill', will be going after and exposing ANY legislator, at ANY level, who has not done everything in their power to make healthcare the absolute best that it can be. America is the smartest country in the world when it comes to healthcare advancement, but we are not the best in the world when it comes to healthcare. Why? Believe me, it's not because of the healthcare sector, those people are heroes in every sense. It is the moral bankruptcy of Big Pharma and the politicians who have sold their soul to them for financial contributions and those who genuflect to their perceived king. Nowhere is this more evident than those who voted to pass the recent reconciliation package, to be gloriously signed today at 5pm, Hollywood style and symbolically on the 4th of July, as if to convince the plebes that we should be proud of what is happening in our country. As a person who watched for 26 agonizing months a healthcare system perform miracles on a daily basis out of sheer heart and grit, at the same time being woefully handcuffed with a pathetically allocated amount of resources to do their jobs, I have come to a simple conclusion; if you are in a position of authority, and you use your constituents vote to do ANYTHING that is not in the best interest of the health of EVERY human being living in this country, I am coming after you. I will expose you. I will be relentless, as only a grieving father can. You will not shake me. You will not placate me. You will not shut me up. Wisconsin elected legislators, you're up first.....you're done lying, lining your pockets, and making promises that you don't keep because you have no spine. This will be done to honor my daughter, my children, and for the absolute love that I choose to practice on what and those I hold near and dear.
At this time, my only ask is to share this information as far and wide as possible. Tag whoever you can. Tag politicians. Tag the Pope. Tag whoever is in your tight circle who receive your absolute love. It starts with awareness, it starts local, it starts small..... but once a fire is lit.....
