What an emotionally overwhelming moment today. We went into Children’s for a morning of appointments and new we were going to have a break to have a surprise appointment for Daniel but never knew how it was going to throw me back like it did. Chris and Cody from Seacrest Studios had been planning something for Daniel for the past few weeks before his upcoming transplant but we didn’t know what. Yesterday we got a call that Beth Bowlen, Daughter of Broncos owner Pat Bowlen wanted to meet with Daniel , but never in a million years could I have expected it to have affected me or explain what an impact it made on all of us. It didn’t take 30 seconds of meeting her that we weren’t all crying. And I mean ALL. Me, of course Rob (that is not a surprise) Beth Bowlen was not afraid to show her emotions openly and I think Daniel was a bit teary as well. Chris and Cody were tearing up as well as I know how fond they have grown of Daniel with all the time they spend with him. It was obvious that Beth, representing the Bowlen family and the Bronco association was very emotional and very affected by Daniels song and explained what it has meant to her personally and to her family. She told us in detail what it felt like to watch it with different family members and friends, including her father and how each of them felt. I can’t explain how this felt to us, and how it made Daniel feel. This brought a whole new level to this experience to all of us. She described how both John Elway and Peyton Manning felt about the song personally and then when she told us about what she spoke to Mr. Roger Goodell PERSONALLY had to say about Daniel’s song and video…well I don’t think I can even put into words what the look on his face said. This whole experience has been remarkable, I truly have no words to describe what Daniel’s words have brought to others. His love of football and a fun song writing contest became this and this parody turned into joy for so many and Beth Bowlen told us after watching the video so many times and what it meant to her on so many levels she actually went and signed up to become a bone marrow donor. How about that. Go Daniel. Not only Is Beth going to put in a good word with Mr Goodell personally with you, you actually got another donor recruited. I believe Daniel connected with Beth on a special level and I believe she was truly interested in Daniel’s story. In fact, I believe she will be following Daniel quite closely now. I think she understood Daniel’s allegiance to The Packers but I have a pretty good feeling The Broncos just moved up a notch in his book. They certainly did on the personal connection level in my books. This wonderful, beautiful spoken woman, who is obviously a loving daughter and compassionate mother to say the least took the time to get some great swag together for Daniel and spend some great quality time today with my boy before he goes in for the fight of his life. What can I say? Ms. Bowlen, you’ve made your father proud giving my son the encouragement and pep talk to go the distance into a long game season ahead for him. This is just what he needed. I can’t thank you enough.
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Sandra Chamberlin
10/29/2014 01:33:14 pm
Daniel has the most wonderful smile. He gets cuter by the day!!
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Barbara Zimmerman
11/2/2014 03:00:00 pm
What a wonderfully uplifting song for all of us and a terrific experience for Daniel. Our thoughts are with him for a complete and speedy recovery.
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