Jim Bruce

As I wait for Jim's family to share their story, allow me to share mine. My husband and I ran into the Bruce's one day right before Christmas a few months ago. John (my husband) had just finished treatments from cancer and was starting to be able to eat again. We shared a meal with Jim and his beautiful wife Vicki and talked for a good while. Jim was a runner too and we talked about running the Blue Bell 10k in April of this year. No one knew on that day that Jim had cancer. A couple months later in February he had a routine colonoscopy and then the story begins to change. I, like many others, have been following Jim's story through detailed update messages from Vicki. Very sadly Jim passed away yesterday on May 19, 2011. Thankfully Jim had the chance to spend his last days surrounded by the people he loved and who love him. Never take a day for granted, we do not know what God's plan is for us but we know HIS WILL will be done. There is no doubt cancer has had an impact on this family and that is why I will run for Jim on March 4, 2012 to honor his memory and raise money for cancer research.