Team Casey

Part of my job involves going on sports radio shows around the country to try to explain what's going on in the world of college football and basketball. Radio spots are a lot of fun. It's a lot like sitting around with a friend, in this case, the host, and talking sports for a few minutes. On rare occasion, the host takes callers, which can be pretty interesting too. And I get to promote my sites.

One of the hosts that has me on a few times a year is Lance McAllister of 1360 Homer in Cincinnati. Lance has a 5-year-old son named Casey. A few years ago, Casey was diagnosed with Leukemia and had a bone marrow transplant. He gets regular checkups to make sure the Leukemia hasn't returned, and he's almost made it to three years, which would mean he's clear.

Just before his operation, the Make-a-Wish foundation sent his family to Disney World. The Make-a-Wish foundation grants wishes to kids with life-threatening illnesses so that they can have a profoundly positive experience at a time in their young lives when they are dealing with a lot of negativity.

It was such a great thing for Casey, that one thing led to another, and Lance has started "Team Casey" to raise money for Make-a-Wish. If you want to help Lance and Make-a-Wish, you can go to the Team Casey website. You can read a little about Casey's story and buy shirts to help support the cause. They've just started, so I expect this will grow as time goes on.