Mile #23 Brendan 

Hi Tom!

Thank you for racing for our children again and again! You are awesome and amazing and this mama personally thanks you for all that you do to help raise awareness and honor so many children battling cancer. We appreciate you!

This is my son, Brendan Pederson. He was diagnosed with DIPG on 2/19/13 and left us for heaven on 3/26/13 (just five short weeks later). Brendan turned 12 years old on 3/9/13 and died just 17 days later. Forever 12. Brendan loved the color green (like A LOT!), Minecraft, Hot Wheels, and Legos. He is missed greatly! We established a non-profit in Brendan's name called the Brendan Pederson Foundation. We now give Bibles away in Brendan's memory to children who have been affected by cancer and call it Brendan's Bible Blessings.