Making a splash in Grundy County

I am so proud of my friends in Grundy County.  From Tracy City, to Palmer, to Gruetli-Laager, to Altamont and beyond, their pride is showing.  High atop the Cumberland Plateau, their little rural county isn’t near a major city, isn’t easy to get to, and may be best known for being the first school system to close when snowflakes start to form.

My Grundy friends tell me quite often, “You all only put us on the news when something bad happens.”  You know something?  That’s not too far from the truth.  There are some good people in Grundy County, and they deserve better.

Madi Rogers

They told us on Facebook and Twitter about Madi, almost two years old, and her struggles with Juvenile Diabetes.  We learned that she fears, and fights sleep after suffering an 18-minute seizure recently.  Friends and family began looking for ways to raise $18,000 to obtain a service dog for Madi.  The dog would be “able to sense whether or not her blood sugar is dropping or going up, 45 minutes before it does,” according to her mother Courtney.

I haven’t been able to get to Grundy County, and I’m not much of a swimmer, but as you’ll see in this video (SPOILER ALERT!) I did get wet.  Quite wet.  And yes, it was cold water.  Enjoy!