We always hear about the bad teenagers in the news, the troublemakers who give teenagers a bad rap. Well, here is a story of some exemplary ones, amazingly kind and thoughtful high school kids. This can renew your faith in the “teenage race.” ( I just made that term up.) They are the members of the cross country team at Menchville High School in Newport News, VA. On Saturday morning they ran a 5K in honor of their lost classmate. Joy Meyer was a rising freshman who passed away on August 1 after a long run. Unfortunately she had a rare and undetectable congenital heart condition. Known as “anomalous coronary circulation,” it carries a risk of sudden death in children.
Here is the article in the Daily Press:
Channeling their grief into something positive, the team all wore purple t-shirts (Joy’s favorite color) with Joy’s face on the front and a beautiful inscription about her on the back. And they wore purple bracelets that say, “We Run With Joy.”
LibbY
Thank you for this wonderful post about Joy.