If we're reaching out for prayer here, that boy really needs a pat. Tim, he explained, has struggled with osteogenic sarcoma since it showed up in one of his knees five years ago, when he was 17. Mostly they've continued to be devoted to cancer and prayer, though not exclusively for Debbie or Tim. And the past three years have continued to fortify Cruikshank's belief in the goodness of others. He'd been more skeptical before the signs drew so many well-wishers into his life.
Nobody wants to go to the transmission shop.
That's like going for a root canal, so in a way, next to lawyers, we get the most bum rap around. But something in the signs has softened hearts, including his. It's been quite an experience to see people reach out to us. He doesn't worry that he may have lost business by pleading for prayer instead of business. In the meantime, as Debbie continues chemotherapy, he continues to believe in miracles, though he knows they don't come on command.