Teo

Hi, my name is Teo, I am about to turn 10 years old in October and I am in fourth grade, but sadly when I was 1 year old, I lost my dad to lymphoma. I don’t know much about the illness, but I do know it attacks your white blood cells. When I was 5 I started playing soccer because my brother played soccer, too. At first, I was a little scared because I didn’t know if I was going to be any good, but now I can’t imagine what I would be doing without it. I play goalie most of the time on my team and even though I don’t have any memories I can remember with my dad it feels like he is in goal with me. It is almost like he is helping me stop all the shots from going in. Now, I am getting ready to play my first year of State League soccer with my team, but I would be lying if I said I would be here without the Jackson and Cameron Foundation. My older brother also plays State League and almost always has to go out of state for tournaments and now that I am also starting with all that my mom was super worried about how she was going to pay for everything and my brother even thought about quitting soccer so I could play, but with help from the Jackson and Cameron Foundation not only can my mom afford to keep me on my team she can afford to keep my brother playing too!