I'm going to Costa Rica!

So tomorrow I'm flying to Costa Rica with my older brother Forrest and his soccer team. I'm a guest player on his team and we'll be facing five Costa Rican teams of 17 year old guys. I'm really excited to be going there. I love to travel and I love soccer. I'll be playing goalie this time even though I'm more used to being a forward.

I'm so happy to be playing soccer again. Three years ago, I remember playing my last game of the season with an eye patch on because I had double vision. Instead of one ball and one opponant, there were two. I didn't care, I just wanted to play. Right after that, I had an MRI and found out that I had a tumor in my brain that had grown and was blocking something called a ventrical which is like a big drain in your head for fluid. The fluid in my brain was backed up and the pressure was causing migraines and that double vision. I had a couple of brain surgeries and had a shunt installed in my brain to help keep that drain open. I gave up soccer after that because I couldn't do 'headers' anymore or I might break that shunt. I wasn't happy about giving it up, but I filled up my time with competitive basketball, tennis and swimming.

So being goalie for my brother's team this summer is perfect. I get to play soccer again AND I get to use my hands instead of my head! I'm going to miss two weeks of training rides, but my dad is going to lead the team. Let me know if you want to ride with us.