Showing posts with label Kay Kellogg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kay Kellogg. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Cancer Victim touched by Dwight Howard passes away...

Dwight Howard hugs Kay Kellogg at Magic Game/Courtesy: orlandosentinel.com
It was only a matter of time. In September, we told you about the story of Howard, granting a dying woman's wish. A 30-minute visit, that turned into 2-hours and a deep friendship. You can read that RIGHT HERE

Sadly, the woman featured in the story, 62-year old Kay Kellogg passed away Monday night at here Orlando Home.

You can read more about her from the Orlando Sentinel RIGHT HERE

Kellogg forged quite a bond with Howard in a short period of time. Our thoughts to her family and we know that it has affected Howard as well. Life experiences have a tendency to do that to people.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Dwight Howard grants dying woman's wish....

Dwight and Kay Kellogg/Courtesy: Orlando Sentinel/Shanda Brown

This is why we love athletes who care. We've followed Dwight Howard since he was a high school star in Southwest Atlanta. We've known he's a little different, different in a good way.

He was raised the right way. His father, a retired Georgia State Patrol officer. His uncle, the Fulton County (Atlanta) district attorney. He gets it. He always has.

Recently, he granted a wish to an Orlando area woman who is dying of cancer. She wanted nothing more then to spend time with Dwight. He was supposed to visit for a half-hour, he stayed for two hours. We could go on about this story, but you need to read it for your own self.

Read a great story from Mike Bianchi and the Orlando Sentinel....RIGHT HERE

There are oh, so many athletes who would never do something like this. The fact that Dwight did, doesn't surprise us in the least. Having seen him with kids at his annual camp in Atlanta and seen him when he returns each year to Southwest Atlanta Christian School, we've seen what he's about.

Sure, he's about playing basketball and winning, but more importantly, he's also about doing right for others. We've seen the joy he gets out of making people happy and quite honestly, it makes us happy too.

Best of luck to both Dwight and the subject of this story Kay Kellogg, your lives are already blessed, we are just happy someone was willing to share your stories.