For documentation sake, the following are Allie and my speeches from the Life as a Zebra Foundation’s second annual, “An Evening With Chris Trapper and opener, Joshua Davis Trio, to Benefit Invisible Illness Research” held at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on April 13, 2013.

So you may have seen the post back in March about the Life as a Zebra Documentary that was released. You may have even watched it…related to it in some way…or even learned something.

For the month of February, I was followed by cameras as Max, the reporter, documented my life with EDS and POTS. 

Allie and I have danced together since the time she could walk.

We have continued to dance through gymnastics.  Through celebrations.  Weddings.  Funerals.  Sicknesses.  Concerts.  Recovery.

I could not sleep last night.  I was thinking about that billboard.  It was midnight and my emotions kept fluctuating between smiling to myself, and tearing up.

Dear friends, family, supporters, and fellow zebras,

Finally.

After months, and days, and hours, and hours…and more hours of planning, we are finally ready to launch ticket sales for our 2nd Annual, “An Evening with Chris Trapper to Benefit Invisible Illness Research.”