Those who share joy, must also share pain

Golf tournaments and homecomings are great. There is so much fellowship throughout these events year after year. Each year, fresh and weathered faces sharing in times passed and times to come. While our brothers like conversations to be about the promotions, big fish or hole-in-one that almost was, a brother never walks away from another's troubles or hard times.

The college term is a volatile time in a person's development. It is a time when a child becomes an adult, whether they want to or not. You stop being a sponge and begin to mold what the person you will be for the rest of your life. It is also a time of your highest highs and lowest lows. While we like to focus on the good times, those times would not be as sweet were it not for the bitter. To share in your brother's joy, you must also share in his pain.

One of our brothers, Richard Hogg, and his family have had to live through a time of uncertainty one would not wish on his enemies, much less his brother. Richard and Kristi's daughter, Mayci Shea Hogg , has battled a Mitochondrial Disease for her entire life.

A website chronicling her story and the hopes of a new treatment is http://www.westtennesseecares.com, which was developed for them by a friend, Lucas Hamilton. Visit to learn the details of their story and find out how you can help.

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